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Sky's Katie Spencer recalls Brand's changed demeanour in court

The correspondent's courtroom account contrasts his public appearances with his posture in the dock, while Martin Brunt explains measures protecting the women's anonymity.

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Sky correspondents describe how Brand's body language changed through his rape and sex assault trial

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0:16Katie Spencer describes Brand's posture changing from upright to hunched, with his hands clutching his knees.
4:26Martin Brunt explains the prison terms and expected release on licence after two-thirds of the sentence.
20:00Brunt describes courtroom screens used to protect the women's anonymity during their victim impact statements.
23:53Spencer contrasts Brand's appearances before photographers with his demeanour inside court.
25:07Brunt identifies the rape verdict as the trial's defining moment for Brand and his family.

Katie Spencer remembers a contrast between the Russell Brand walking past photographers each morning and the man she watched inside Southwark Crown Court.

In Sky News' sentencing coverage, the arts and entertainment correspondent describes him moving from an upright posture to hunching forward and clutching his knees during the proceedings. Her account adds an inside-the-court perspective to the scenes of his family's departure after sentencing.

According to Sky's report, Brand received ten years and six months in prison following his convictions for rape and sexual assault. Spencer says that before he was led away, he looked towards his wife, Laura, mouthed that he was all right and winked.

Crime commentator Martin Brunt explains the separate prison terms and the expectation that Brand will serve two-thirds of the total before release on licence. Later, asked which moment of the trial stood out, he identifies the guilty verdict on the rape charge as the point when the prospect of a substantial prison sentence became clear to Brand and his family.

The broadcast also returns to the women who gave evidence. Brunt describes courtroom screens used to protect their anonymity during victim impact statements, while Spencer recalls their fear that their identities might become public despite those protections.

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