Choirmaster Michael Brewer Guilty Of Sex AbuseChoirmaster Michael Brewer Guilty Of Sex Abuse
The woman at the centre of sex abuse allegations involving top choirmaster Michael Brewer killed herself during the trial, it has emerged. The body of violin teacher Frances Andrade, 48, was found at her home less than a week after she gave evidence against Michael Brewer at Manchester Crown Court. In a statement released after the verdicts were delivered, her son claimed she had not received the help she needed from authorities despite two previous attempts to kill herself. Brewer, a former National Youth Choir music director, and his ex-wife were found guilty on five counts of indecently assaulting the former music student more than 30 years ago. The 68-year-old was convicted of sexually abusing her in his office at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester when she was aged 14 and 15. His ex-wife, Kay Brewer, 68, was also convicted of indecently assaulting Mrs Andrade, then known as Shorney, when she was an adult at their former family home. The jury returned not guilty verdicts on charges that Brewer raped her when she was aged 18 and that Mrs Brewer aided and abetted the attack. Brewer was also cleared of one charge of indecently assaulting Mrs Andrade when she was a child in his home. The Crown Prosecution Service decided to continue with the trial and the judge ruled that news of Mrs Andrade's death should be kept from jurors until after they reached their verdicts. Sending the jury out, the judge said: "Tragically a lady has lost her life during the course of these
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