(ROUGH CUT ONLY - NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />The politically-sensitive trial of Gu Kailai, wife of ousted Politburo member Bo Xilai, led Chinese state television's afternoon bulletin on Thursday (August 9).<br/> <br />Television pictures showed two police officers leading Gu into a packed court room.<br/> <br />Gu and her co-accused Zhang were charged with poisoning Briton Neil Heywood, a family friend, last year.<br/> <br />State television read out the official Xinhua news agency's report, saying Gu believed Heywood would threaten the personal safety of her son.<br/> <br />The three-minute long state television report showed 140 people, including at least two foreigners, watching the trial.<br/> <br />The hearing ended in just about seven hours and a verdict will be delivered at a later date.<br/> <br />Gu's trial is seen by many Chinese as part of a push against Bo, an ambitious populist who made powerful enemies as he campaigned to join the next generation of top central leaders.
