Jury sent out in Norma Bell trial

The jury at Teesside Crown Court has been sent out to consider its verdicts Credit: ITV Tyne Tees

The jury at Teesside Crown Court has been sent out to consider its verdicts in the trial of a man accused of murdering a Hartlepool grandmother.

Norma Bell, 79, was found dead at her home in the town in April 2016. Her property was also on fire.

Gareth Dack, 33 and from Hartlepool, denies murder and arson.