Riga Central Prison where the pair was held for ten weeks
The two deny the charges of assault and trial proceedings have been adjourned until next Friday when more witnesses will testify in court.
"I was confident from the start, they're just delaying it another week, and then it will be over," one of the defendants told journalists.
"He's not a child murderer. It's really big news over here but that was over the top. It was shocking 's almost like they were animals being watched at a zoo or a circus," Charelle Neale, fiancée of Matthew Neal said regarding the proceedings.
Juris Circens, the policemen in the incident claims he was head butted five times, though security cameras in the bar did not support the claims.
The incident occurred outside popular Riga bar Melnais Kakis when the two were on a stag weekend in Latvia. If found guilty, the two will face seven years in prison. The trial will continue on October 16.
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