Cases of interest at the Old Bailey on Monday

Court 1 at 10am trial of Christopher Wilson accused of murder. The victim, 18-year-old Kacem Mokrane, was stabbed in the stomach in Walthamstow, east London.

Court 4 at 10.30am trial of Vittorio Di Murro with the murder of Jordan Briscoe after being extradited to the UK from Italy. Briscoe was stabbed to death in North London

Court 5 at 10am trial of three family members accused of the murder of 10 year old Sara Sharif, whose body was discovered at her home in Woking, Surrey. The child’s father, Urfan Sharif, 42, stepmother, Beinash Batool, 30, and uncle, Faisal Malik, 28, are accused of murder and to causing or allowing the death of a child between December 16 2022 and August 9 2023. The father admitted punishing her for being”naughty” after fleeing to Pakistan. Sara’s body was found with dozens of injuries, and she had been hooded, burned and beaten during more than two years of abuse.

Court 6 at 10.30am Mention of Deveca Rose who was found guilty of 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 blaz

Court 6 at 11am trial of Dzhamilya Timaeva, 19, who gained a place at an Islamic Sunday school in order to teach her “extremist” beliefs to young children, the court heard. She saw it as a “duty” of her Islamic faith to “wage war against non-believers”, it is alleged.

Court 7 at 10am trialof three suspected Russian spies. Bulgarian nationals, Ivan Stoyanov, Vanya Gaberova and Katrin Ivanova were arrested under the Official Secrets Act and are said to have been working for a Russian agent.

Court 9 at 10am trial of hospital worker Benjamin Aninakwa and an NHS trust who have both denied causing the death of a 22-year-old mental health patient after she allegedly gained access to items used in 18 earlier attempts to take her own life. Alice Figueiredo died at Goodmayes Hospital, north-east London, in 2015.

Court 10 at 10.15am trial of Kofi Nyanor and two others accused drugs and conspiracy to commit violence offences.

Court 10 at 10.30am Pre-trial review in the case of Harry Whittaker charged with possessing explosive substances and the poison potassium cyanide.

Court 10 at 11am Mention of Lorik Lupqi accused of two murders and attempted murder. He is alleged to have stabbed to death of 15-year-old Leonardo Reid, and 23-year-old Klevi Shekaj. A third man was injured in the same incident in Islington, North London. Lupqi was extradited back to this country from Kosovo  

Court 10 at 11.30am trial of of Ben Laing and another accused of murder. Tyreece Scott,24, was stabbed to death in Hounslow, London NW

Court 11 at 10.30am trial of Tyreece Riggon and another in relation to the murder of Lavaun Witter,22, who was stabbed to death in Croydon, south London

Court 12 at 10am trial of Saqib Khan and others accused in relation to the murder of 26-year-old Anselam Senaj, who was stabbed to death inside a car in East London.

Court 12 at 10am trial of Omari Peat and another accused of murder. Michael Patrick Afonso Peixoto, 27, was stabbed to death on 19 December in Croydon, South London in what was described as a “premeditated attack”

Court 13 at 10am Plea and trial preparation in the case of Yostin Andres Mosquera accused of murdering two men whose remains were found in suitcases at Bristol’s Clifton Suspension Bridge and at a London flat. The victims are Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71.

Court 13 at 11am trial of John Budal and two others accused of murder. Michael Patrick Afonso Peixoto, 27, was stabbed to death on 19 December in Croydon, South London in what was described as a “premeditated attack”

Court 14 at 10am trial of Dajour Jones accused of the murder of 20-year-old Jamie Gilbey, who disappeared. His body was found in South Norwood, South London

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