Photos show an international pop singer leaving Oxford Crown Court after the start of her husband's trial. 

Anne-Marie was supporting Tyron Frampton, 29, who is better known by his stage name Slowthai, who faces three charges of rape and one of sexual assault in Oxford involving two alleged victims on September 8, 2021.

He is on trial with 26-year-old Alex Blake-Walker.

Both men deny the charges. 

Rapper Slowthai  (Image: Vagner Vidal/Hyde News & Pictures Ltd) Frampton, of Wellingborough Road, Northampton, and Blake-Walker, of Wallbutton Road, London, saw the jury of eight men and our women sworn in this afternoon.

Their trial is due to last two to three weeks. 

Anne-Marie left the court after the short hearing, walking behind her husband Frampton. 

In 2024, it was revealed that the couple secretly married in July 2022 in Las Vegas. In February 2024, Anne-Marie gave birth to their daughter.

The trial continues. 

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Toby is a senior reporter who has a particular interest in covering planning and local government. 

He joined in September 2024 having been a reporter at the Hampshire Chronicle for three years. 

Toby studied at the University of Brighton and can be found on X through the handle @JournoToby