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Russell Bishop is now being asked how he felt when he was charged with the murders.
He breaks down in tears in the witness box and says “devastated”
Defence barrister: Which prison did you go to?
Russell Bishop: Brixton
Defence barrister: The cell?
Russell Bishop: I was a Cat A prisoner ... slept with a red light on.
Defence barrister now asking Russell Bishop about when he stood trial in 1987 at Lewes Crown Court.
Russell Bishop found not guilty at the end of the trial.
Defence barrister: Did you hope things would calm down?
Russell Bishop: I did, but they didn’t.
Defence barrister again tells Russell Bishop to speak up: “Now you’re muttering again” he says.
Russell Bishop tells the jury when he got back home bricks were thrown through his window. He says his home was firebombed on several occasions and petrol was poured through his letterbox. “It was people trying to kill me and my children” he says.
Russell Bishop talks about an incident that was “disturbing” to him. He is crying again as he describes a firebomb attack through his children’s window.
Russell Bishop says in January 1990 he drove to Beachy Head with his children.
Defence barrister: What were you thinking of doing?
Russell Bishop: Ending my life and my children’s life.
Defence barrister: What state were you in by 1990?
Russell Bishop: Hard to put into words - I certainly suffered from mental illness at that time.
Defence barrister to Russell Bishop: 1990 you were given a discretionary life sentence in prison as a category A prisoner