Courtroom sudoku surprise

An ongoing trial in Sydney, Australia, was dismissed without a verdict after the judge noticed that jury members were concentrating a bit too hard... on their sudoku puzzles.

The trial, which Reuters reports has cost taxpayers A$1 million to date, had to be disbanded when it was revealed that up to five of the jurors had been busy playing, rather listening to the evidence.

Reports in the Australian Press say one juror claimed that the numerical puzzles helped them to, 'pay more attention by keeping their mind busy'. They were rumbled when the judge noticed that several of the jurors appeared to be 'taking notes' vertically instead of horizontally.

A new trial will probably be called in the coming few weeks.