Court Update UK, December 12

Old Bailey (Central Criminal Court):

1. Drivers ‘speeding at twice the limit after one undertook the other to start road rage race ran over and killed pedestrian, 78’

2. Chertsey handyman jailed for two years after sexually assaulting woman at her own home after being asked to fix gutter

3. Ex Croydon head teacher facing jail after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy

Royal Courts of Justice:

1. NHS trust treating brain-damaged boy gets anonymity over abuse fears

Leeds Crown Court:

1. Burglar’s £10,000 spree of crime included charity boxes

2. Child rapist from Leeds sent boy Facebook messages and made him ‘feel like he wanted to kill himself’

Inner London Crown Court:

1. Woman killed ex-boyfriend after finding out he went on a Tinder date five months after they split

2. Clintons cards shop assistant who stabbed ex-lover to death after he met another woman is jailed for life

Isleworth Crown Court:

1. Christine Lampard will give evidence from behind a screen if the trial of an aspiring actor, 39, accused of causing the Ex-One Show presenter ‘severe distress’ over a three-year stalking campaign goes to trial

Sheffield Crown Court:

1. Sheffield student fled scene after ploughing into pedestrians over fears he would be mistaken for a terrorist in wake of Westminster attack.

2. Yorkshire paedophile went on holiday with 15-year-old girl after tricking family about his age

Blackfriars Crown Court:

1. Failed UKIP candidate who fled to Pakistan after calling Tesco worker a ‘f***ing foreigner’ is jailed in absence

Ipswich Crown Court:

1. Alleged burglar broke his leg as he ran away from scene of Ipswich break-in court hears

2. Glemsford man to face trial over indecent images allegations

Manchester Crown Court:

1. Drama student, 19, at former school of EastEnders, Coronation Street and Hollyoaks stars ‘raped a woman then sent her a threatening text warning: “If you say anything I’ll kill myself”‘

Liverpool Crown Court:

1. Thug battered mum and dad before hurling tiles at police in two hour rooftop stand-off

2. Cocaine-fuelled paedophile prowled streets trying to entice schoolgirls into his car for sex

Mold Crown Court:

1. Hero pet dog dragged meat cleaver-wielding thief from screaming pregnant woman’s car