Evening Standard from London, Greater London, England • 254

EVENING STANDARD 14 WEDNESDAY 23 NOVEMBER 1994 is STANDARD REPORTER A UNIVERSITY student who had sex with a college girl despite her complaints that she was too tired to make love was cleared of rape today David Warren 19 wept in the dock at Winchester Crown Court as a judge ordered a Jury to find him not guilty of the charge Warren had denied raping the 18-year-old after meeting her outside the Kiss nightclub in Southsea Hampshire The couple went back to a house and Warren started kissing and cuddling the girl when they shared a double bed She told the jury that Warren had intercourse with her even though she complained she was too tired But she admitted that she did not fight off his advances and after he had sex with her slept with him for the rest of the night Only after discussing what had happened with friends the next day did she call in the police Judge Michael Addison directed the jury to acquit Portsmouth University student Warren at the end of the prosecution case He said: is up to the prosecution to prove that the victim was not consenting to sexual intercourse It is my view that the prosecution has failed were both in the same bed and whether she objected or not she did not tell him to get out She did not physically resist or make it plain that she did not want intercourse her own evidence she admitted she did not resist The first time she said she was too tired was when he tried to penetrate her did not try to stop him because she said she was shocked and confUsed and maybe had had too much to drink He could only go on the signs he was getting from her agreed she did not physically resist and there was some evidence that she said no but this was at a late stage and not in the most emphatic terms" He told the jury may think drink had a part to play If a girl is so drunk and in such a position not to say yes or no and a man takes advantage then it is rape In this case the defendant had no reason to know how much drink had been taken" Warren of ChichesterRoad Portsmouth left the court without commenting The girl left in tears supported by her family and friends mother Jennifer said: is a total relief We be celebrating tonight but it is a relief Sad day for stars of The Street Julie Goodyear at Doris Manchester funeral today Street weeps for Annie CORONATION Street stars past and present gathered today for the fimeral service of actress Doris Speed 95 who played acid-tongued Rovers Return landlady Annie Walker for more than 20 years Miss Speed was cremated in Blackley Manchester Stars of The Street who were there in final tribute included Brian Mosley Alf Roberts who gave a Bible reading and Julie Goodyear whose barmaid character Bet Lynch took over the Rovers when Annie left in 1983 Miss Speed played Annie from the start in 1960 and was in 1746 episodes She was awarded the MBE in 1977 and received the Pye award for outstanding contribution to TV two years later She died last week in a Bury nursing home Doris Speed: A legend of favourite soap Magic Flute threatened by Coliseum strike vote Thanksgiving At Timberlano A Time For Taking by ROBIN STRINGER and LUKE BLAIR results in substantial overtime payments known as Instead it wants to introduce flexible working by a permanent pool of freelance technicians which could lead to annual savings of £750000 Meanwhile workers at the Royal Mint have voted to take strike action for only the second time in their 1000-year history The action could disrupt high street banking in the busy period leading up to Christmas with production of coins and notes at the Llantrisant plant likely to be hit by a series of one-day stoppages The first is expected on 8 December ENGLISH National Opera stage staff at the London Coliseum voted overwhelmingly today for strike action after the failure of last-ditch efforts to reach agreement over the introduction of flexible working practices The first productions to be affected could be The Magic Flute on Friday week and the new production of Khovan-schina on the following day But the staff union Bectu has invited the ENO management to return to conciliation service Acas in a further attempt to settle their differences In the meantime the union has given ENO notice of strike action on nine different days between Friday 2 December and Christmas which includes the opening of Birmingham Royal Ballet's acclaimed production of The Nutcracker on 22 December The union claims that management proposals would lead to an average annual pay cut for its members of £8000 and in some cases of up to £15000 aim has been to change the rigid three-day shift system under which fixed crews are called automatically whether or not they are required and which IAI (Buy a Umberland leather jacket or coat from our New Bond Street store between the 24th and 27th of November and we'll foot the bjll for your favourite pair of Tlmberland boots or shoes) Umberland Boots Shoes Clothing WIniWater Earth And Sky 72 Nine Band Stmt Td 07 1 495 2431 Open 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