Court Update UK, September 20

Old Bailey (Central Criminal Court):

1. Barrow teen terror accused to appear at Old Bailey this week

2. Cyclist ‘nearly killed’ by fixed-wheel bicycle demands crackdown

3. Man who drove knife into fiancée’s heart claims ‘he was puppet ordered to do Devil’s work’

Truro Crown Court:

1. On-the-run addict Michael Fitzgerald brought to justice over “brutal and sustained attack” in St Austell

Leeds Crown Court:

1. Man stabbed his Leeds housemate to death during drunken fight over missing booze

2. Father-of-five taxi driver was shunned by local Muslim community after student, 22, falsely accused him of groping her when he refused to accept her kebab-soaked £10 note

Stafford Crown Court:

1. Taxi driver caught dealing drugs – from his cab

2. Paedophile posted as Justin Bieber lookalike to lure schoolgirls as young as 12 to send him sexually explicit snaps

Manchester Crown Court:

1. Student claims friend raped her as she slept after waking up on top of him

2. ‘It defies belief. Some would describe it as sadistic’ – Evil dad who beat his baby to death for crying is jailed for life

Liverpool Crown Court:

1. Taxi driver ran £500,000 dirty money courier service from his cab

2. Pictured: Wayne Rooney in the passenger seat as he arrives at Everton training

3. Jail for £40,000 Dundee jewellers raider

Southwark Crown Court:

1. Man found outside Parliament with a knife detained under mental health laws

Edinburgh Sheriff Court:

1. Man jailed after lying about St Andrews degree and stealing £131,000 from employer

2. Athelstaneford man James Mackenzie ‘accidentally’ downloaded indecent images of children

Birmingham Crown Court:

1. Oscars fraudster Alvin Loy – who claimed he was a pal of Julia Roberts – GUILTY of £400,000 scams

2. Dad-of-five raided post office – after using loan shark to pay for kids’ Christmas presents

3. Man launched frenzied machete attack after ‘suspecting estranged wife of having affair’

Snaresbrook Crown Court:

1. Model fleeing acid attacker crashed into a fence after he flung substance in her face partially blinding and scarring her for life, court hear

Brighton Crown Court:

1. Manipulative and twisted priest jailed over abuse of boys

Bristol Crown Court:

1. Law firm boss who hosted pal Brad Pitt in Birmingham is charged with fraud

2. Jordan Taylor death: Murder accused ‘feared for life’

Canterbury Crown Court:

1. West Midlands people-smuggling gang jailed after child and two adults found in boot of car

Newcastle Crown Court:

1. Pervert holds his hands up as ‘paedophile hunters’ catch him trying to meet girl, 14

2. Loved and trusted shop worker stole scratchcards worth £13,000 from family-run business

Cardiff Crown Court:

1. Barry man avoids jail for Star Wars punch-up

Lincoln Crown Court:

1. Lincoln supermarket thief pulled out syringe on security staff

2. Man ‘horrified’ as police raid the home he lived in with his parents and find indecent images on his computer

Mold Crown Court:

1. Knife-wielding man who believed demons were going to abduct him had to be tasered by police

2. Supply teacher innocent of groping teen in school corridor