A juror was discharged for saying he would "never" consider convicting anybody over the Shoreham Airshow crash.

It happened on the first day of the trial, after the jury had been sworn in and before the prosecution had opened its case, but can only be reported now the case has concluded.

The man was one of five on the original panel, alongside seven women.

Mr Justice Edis told the court after the jury were selected that the man admitted to staff he knew something about the incident, before he had learnt any details about the case from court.

The judge said the man remarked that he was "never going to find anybody guilty" because it was an accident and "they could say what they like but he was never going to change his mind".

This ignored the directions given in court, Mr Justice Edis said, adding: "That is a clear statement of bias.

"I made the order that he was not to come back into the building. I don't want him talking to jurors and spreading that bias."

He said it was the fact he was biased that was the concern, not that he had been in favour of the defendant.

Another woman joined the panel in his place.

But part way through the trial the jury had to be reduced to 11 - leaving seven women and four men - after another juror was discharged due to ill health.