Juror brings knife into court in slavery trial

A juror caught taking this fold-up knife into a courthouse claimed he had it "to cut up fruit". (HANDOUT/NSW DISTRICT COURT)

While a slavery trial tends to make headlines on its own, the recent dismissal of two jurors over a knife and a forbidden conversation has added another layer of interest. 

The jurors had been empanelled in the trial of Rungnapha Kanbut, who faced six charges including intentionally possessing a slave and exercising powers of ownership over a slave.