Maths teacher Rebecca Joynes, 30, who is accused of sleeping with two of her 15-year-old pupils is trying to seek 'sympathy' and painting herself as the 'victim' because she is a woman, court hears

Joe Allman, prosecuting, said Joynes' tears in Manchester Crown Court and her display of a pink baby bonnet during the trial was an attempt to win 'sympathy' from the jury