adjourned

Sarah said she was left in tears and feeling "very hurt" when she was told the case had been adjourned and she would have to give evidence again two-and-a-half years after the alleged attack.

The speaker’s own caucus is starting to rebel over the fact that he adjourned the House during the ongoing federal government shutdown.

Sutherland, from Cumbernauld, had previously been on bail, but was remanded in custody as the case was adjourned for pre-sentencing reports.

The Senate has since adjourned, raising fears that the shutdown could drag on and threaten hundreds of thousands of jobs as well as risk costing the US economy billions in lost output.

The hearing was adjourned for a full inquest at a later date.