Cases of interest at the Old Bailey on Friday

Court 1 at 10am trial of Patrick Ruane, an alleged anti-vax conspiracy theorist, who is said to have issued a rallying call on Telegram for a “kill squad” to shoot people involved in the Covid-19 vaccine rollout and burn “Big Pharma” to the ground.

Court 2 at 9.30am Mention in the case of serving prisoner Aklakar Rahman accused of attempting to kill prison officers. The offences include the attempted murder of five prison officers, two at HMP Swaleside and three at Belmarsh prison, between September and October 2022. 

Court 2 at 10am Preliminary hearing in the case of two teenagers who are said to have an “extreme right-wing mindset” accused of terrorists offences. Rex Clark,18 and Sofija Vinogradova,19, are alleged to have discussed carrying out an act of terrorism and also discussed testing petrol bombs.

Court 2 at 10.30am Preliminary hearing in the case of Samuel Corner and others accused of carrying out a ram raid raid on a defence firm. The group allegedly used a vehicle to smash through the doors of Elbit Systems UK, near Bristol, in the early hours of 6 August.

Court 2 at 12.30am Plea and trial preparation in the case of Cameron Finnigan charged with one count of preparation of terrorist acts, one count of possessing a terrorist document, and one count of possessing indecent images of a child.onth Finnigan is alleged to have been “preparing for an attack against a single homeless individual” who was living in a tent.

Court 2 at 12.45pm Mention in the case of Derek Martin, who is charged with murdering Josh Bashford, 33, and his wife Chloe Bashford, 30, who were found dead at their home in Newhaven, Sussex.

Court 2 at 2pm Plea and trial preparation  in the case of Jason Savage. The 34-year-old was charged with being engaged in conduct in preparation for acts of terrorism under Section 5 of the Terrorism Act.

Court 2 at 2.30pm Preliminary hearing in the case of Kwabena Devonish, a Palestine Soliditary activist, who has been charged under the terrorist act after remarks she allegedly made at a protest.

Court 2 at 3pm Preliminary hearing in the case of Howard Phillips accused of being a Russian spy after being arrested by anti-terrorist police.

Court 2 at 3.30pm Mention in the case of Nii Mensah accused of being a Russian spy and being involved in an arson plot on London businesses.

Court 3 at 2pm Sentence of Rashid Ali, who was accused of causing death by dangerous driving. Marketing executive Jack Ryan, 29, was out jogging when he was struck by a Range Rover Sport driven by Rashid Ali, 28, just after 6pm on January 13, 2021.

Court 5 at 10am trial of a 17 year old, who cannot be named as he is aged under 18, accused of murder. The victim 16 year old Harry Pitman was stabbed to death after accidentally bumping into a stranger. The teenager on trial allegedly claims the killing was an accident and he was acting in self defence.

Court 6 at 10am trial of Deveca Rose charged with four counts of manslaughter after her two sets of twin sons were killed in a fire in Sutton, south London in 2021. Kyson and Bryson Hoath, aged four, and Leyton and Logan Hoath, aged three, all died in the blaze.

Court 7 at 10am trial of Elijah Seriki and two other youths accused of attempted murder after a 23 year old man was stabbed in London Fields, East London.

Court 8 at 10am trial of Ross Hamilton accused of murder. Reece Newcombe, 31, who trained celebrities including former footballer Ian Wright for a charity boxing match in 2014, died after he was stabbed in the neck with a piece of glass on Richmond Bridge, southwest London.

Court 9 at 10am Pre-trial review in the case of Melvis Mariano and Abby LOwne in relation to the killing of 19-year-old Kamal Nuur, who was stabbed to death in Islington, North London

Court 10 at 10am trial of Kyiza Sandiford, 23, and two others charged with in relation to 22 year old Keelen Morris Wong’s murder. The victim was stabbed to death in South London.

Court 11 at 10am trial in the case of serving prisoner Thomas Kavanagh, Irishman, Liam Byrne and two others. Kavanagh is accused of organising firearms to be dumped and their location leaked to the police to engineer a reduced sentence.

Court 12 at 10am trial of Christian Braimah and three others accused of murder. Naython Muir, 43, was stabbed to death In Hounslow, London NW.

Court 14 at 10am trial of Joshua Eno and another accused of murder. The victim, 21-year-old Rico Andrews weas shot in the chest in Battersea.

Court 15 at 10am trial of Kadeem Brightley-Barnes in relation to the murder of Kacey Boothe,25, who was shot dead in Walthamstow, East London.

Court 16 at 10am trial of Romario Gordon in relation to the murder of 16 year old Cameron Smith,16. The teenage victim was stabbed to death in his bedroom in Croydon, South London after a group of youth brandishing zombie knives smashed their way into his home.

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