The jury deciding whether a Faringdon man murdered a North Oxford academic has been sent home for the weekend.

They have been deliberating since just before 11.30am but have yet to reach a verdict.Just before 4.30pm, Judge Anthony King told the jury to halt their deliberations and resume on Monday morning. Dr Johnston's body was found in her home in Woodstock Close, Oxford, in January.Michael Humphries, 43, of Ferndale Street in Faringdon, denies murdering her.Michael Humphries, 43, from Faringdon, denies murdering academic Barbara Johnston at her North Oxford home in January this year.