The State of Us

21 year old Chloe Mitchell was missing for a week before her remains were found. She was last seen on CCTV in Ballymena near her home in the early hours of a Saturday morning in June 2023. Brandon Rainey denies murdering her and preventing the lawful burial of Chloe’s remains.In this series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day. How Chloe died was explained in detail to the jury today and they heard the man accused of murdering her was fixated with Jack the Ripper. Contains some very strong language and upsetting details.

Chloe Mitchell was missing for a week before her remains were found. The 21-year-old was last seen on CCTV in Ballymena near her home in the early hours of a Saturday morning in June 2023. Brandon Rainey denies murdering her and preventing the lawful burial of Chloe’s remains. In this series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day. The jury was selected today.

Chloe Mitchell was missing for a week before her remains were found. The 21-year-old was last seen on CCTV in Ballymena near her home in the early hours of a Saturday morning in June 2023. Brandon Rainey denies murdering her and preventing the lawful burial of Chloe’s remains. In this series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day.

A High Court judge dismisses a legal bid to overturn the Secretary of State’s decision banning a contentious Orange Order parade down the mainly nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown. In his lengthy judgment Mr Justice Scoffield said the decision, taken on October 9, had been “lawful”. Judicial review proceedings were brought by a member of Portadown District Lodge against Sir Chris Bryant and the PSNI chief constable Jon Boutcher. The Secretary of State's intervention to stop the parade came after a security assessment he received from Boutcher. Declan Harvey and Mark Simpson were in court and bring you the detail from 59-page judgment.

As a preview to The State of Us live show at the Belfast Media Festival in November Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take an in-depth look at the popularity of court podcasts. Why are people so fascinated with the detail from inside trials and inquests. Register here to be in the audience on November 10th belfastmediafestival.co.uk.