The issue of self-defense was a central issue of the trial of Raul Valle, but played no part in deliberations in the case, according to the foreman of the jury that acquitted the 20-year-old of murder Wednesday in the 2022 killing of Fairfield Prep Student James McGrath.

Raul Valle’s attorney is speaking out after a jury ruled that his client was not guilty of murder in the stabbing death of Jimmy McGrath.One of the first things he said was that he’s glad it’s over and he lost 15 pounds during the dramatic and intense trial.