A JURY is to resume its deliberations in the trial of the man accused of murdering former children's care worker Danny Fox.

Leighton Holt, 21, of Custley Hey, Stockbridge Village, denies murdering 29-year-old Danny in the early hours of Friday, September 2 last year.

The trial heard that Danny died from a wound from a butterfly knife described as "between a stab and a slash" at the junction of his chest and neck on the car park of Sports Direct on North John Street in St Helens town centre.

Yesterday, judge Mr Justice Neil Garnham discharged two members of the jury, which now consists of 10 people.

The judge said he would now accept a majority verdict of 9-1 or a unanimous verdict of 10-0.

The jury has been deliberating for 26 hours and restarted shortly after 10am this morning after being briefly called into court.

Yesterday afternoon jurors posed a lengthy list of questions to the judge in regards to issues over self defence and manslaughter. 

Judge Garnham reiterated to the remaining 10 members that there was "no rush" to come to a verdict.

He said on Tuesday afternoon: “You must not feel any rush and particularly not to rush today. You have tomorrow and longer if necessary.”