The Jury: 14 and on Trial for Murder is based on the real life case of brothers Jerome and Joshua Ellis, but what happened to them after the shocking crime?
The brothers were teenagers when they were accused of murdering their stepdad, Neil Tulley.
Their case eventually went before a jury after they were accused of stabbing Neil to death at their family home.
The Jury: 14 and on Trial for murder re-stages the real life trial of Jerome and Joshua Ellis (Credit: Channel 4)
The Channel 4 series recreates the brothers’ trial, with actors taking on the roles of those involved in the case – apart from the jury. They are members of the public.
However, viewers watching the drama will notice that the brothers have different names.
In The Jury: 14 and on Trial for Murder, Jerome and Joshua are portrayed as Daniel and Luke.
Here’s what happened in the real case involving Jerome and Joshua Ellis and what is known about their lives now.
The real case portrayed in The Jury: 14 and on Trial for Murder
In 2013, 14-year-old Jerome and Joshua Ellis, 23, were convicted after killing their stepdad, Neil Tulley, at the family home in Guildford, Surrey.
Neil, 54, had been living at the Cedar Way property with the brothers and their mother. Evidence presented during the trial suggested he was asleep, or almost asleep, on the sofa when the attack began.
The brothers armed themselves with kitchen knives and inflicted 65 separate areas of injury. Some of the wounds were described as severe injuries to the neck, with the court hearing that Neil was almost decapitated.
After Neil’s death, Jerome and Joshua fled the family home and went into hiding. A bellringer eventually discovered the brothers hiding in a porch.
The pair later admitted that they had been involved in Neil’s death, but both denied murder. They argued that years of alleged violence and threats at home had pushed them beyond what they could cope with.
They also said they feared what Neil might do to them, their mother and their siblings. The jury heard that Neil had previously threatened to kill Joshua and had attacked him with an axe.
Victim Neil is portrayed by this actor in The July and his name has been changed to Conor Burwick (Credit: Channel 4)
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