Cases of interest at the Old Bailey on Friday

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 2 at 10.30am Mention in the case of Nathan Grant accused of attempted murder following a 40 year old man suffering life threatening injuries on a bus in Brixton, South London

Court 2 at 2.30pm Case management in the case of Khalid Khan,49, and others accused of murder. The victim 57 year old Khurram Butt was stabbed to death in Uxbridge, London NW

Court 5 Day off in 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 5 at 10.30am trial of brothers Paul and Matthew Yusuff and their friend Moussa Traore accused of the fatal stabbing of Adrian Kise, 32, outside Waterloo station.

Court 5 at 10.30am Pre-trial review in the case of brothers Louis and Stewart Ahearne and Daniel Kelly in relation to the conspiracy to murder of cage fighter Paul Allen,45. The victim was left with life changing injuries after being shot in East London in 2019.

Court 6 at 10am Sentence in the case of Kozma Papa, who admitted stabbing to death Bledi Petraj,37, in North London

Court 6 at 12 noon 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 10.15am trial of 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 8 at 10am Plea and trial preparation in the case of Kamar Williams accused of murder. Williams, 33, had recently broken up with his girlfriend when he allegedly stabbed her father with a Rambo knife. The victim, Derek Thomas, 53, was walking near Stoke Newington Common in Hackney, north-east London, when a man got out of a van and attacked him.

Court 9 Not sitting 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 10am trial of of Ben Laing and another accused of murder. Tyreece Scott,24, was stabbed to death in Hounslow, London NW

Court 11 at 10am 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 two 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 13 at 10am Case management of Tron McEntee and two others accused of murder after a man was stabbed to death in an Ealing, West London pub.

Court 13 at 10am 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 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 15 at 10.30am Preliminary hearing in the case of Kevin Rees accused of blowing up a ULEZ camera in Sidcup, London SE

Court 15 at 11am Preliminary hearing in the case of Kamran Ahmed and seven other Pro Palestinian protestors accused of breaking into an Israel-based defence firm, called Elite Systems UK, in South Gloucestershire.

Court 15 at 12 noon Mention in the case of Daniel Parmenter, who was arrested after an alleged ‘bomb hoax’ sent the United States Embassy in London into lockdown 

Court 15 at 2pm Preparatory hearing in the case of Robert Adamski accused of terrorist offences including possession of documents likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism

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