Court Update UK, 27th March

Old Bailey (Central Criminal Court):

1. Boyzone founder Mark Walton reveals ‘turbulent relationship’ with ex accused of murdering French nanny 

2. Two convicted of street stabbing murder of gang ‘grass’

3. Three teenagers stabbed to death a young actor, 27, minutes after he took his week-old daughter to meet his parents because they thought he was ‘a grass’

Royal Courts of Justice:

1. Campaigners face ANOTHER court battle to stop homes being built on edge of Derby

2. Greenpeace protesters call for justice as VW in High Court

Leeds Crown Court:

1. Ferrari driving Leeds fraudster jailed for £9.8m international tax fraud

2. VAT fraudster stole almost £10 million to fund luxury lifestyle

York Crown Court:

1. WATCH: Scarborough Car Cruise Damage

Birmingham Crown Court:

1. Birmingham twins jailed for £450k charity tax scam

2. Woman found guilty of murdering seven-year-old son amid custody battle

Ipswich Crown Court:

1. Bag of Class A drugs found stuck to man’s back during raid in Ipswich, court told

2. Teenager denies robbing man of gold chain in Ipswich town centre

Warwick Crown Court:

1. Monster raped girl with mental age of 12 after giving her ecstasy

2. Man admits causing deaths of brothers in Coventry hit-and-run

Cambridge Crown Court:

1. Driver killed two pedestrians during 18-hour alcohol and cocaine binge

2. Jignesh Patel: Fatal crash driver ‘distracted by Snapchat’

Newcastle Crown Court:

1. John Bell death: Metro worker ‘killed by live overhead line’

2. Man raped woman he met on Facebook hours after discovering his partner was pregnant

Manchester Crown Court:

1. A drug dealer from a south Manchester crime gang hid an ‘assassin’s kit’ under his bed

2. Meticulous planning and unusual methods made them highly successful robbers – until Ricky Smith and his gang got caught

Liverpool Crown Court:

1. Child abused by paedophile over six years can only sleep while hugging teddy bear

2. Dad used syringe to squirt caustic liquid into cabbie’s face causing eye ulcers