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What’s on at the Old Bailey on January 30

Cases of interest at the Old Bailey on Friday

Court 1 at 2pm Mention in the case of Dalip Chadha accused of murdering Vanessa Pountney-Chadha, 58, in Redbridge, East London

Court 5 at 10.30am trial in the case of Ercan Akbal and five other Kurds, who  have pleaded not guilty to membership of the proscribed group, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, also known as the PKK, between March 1 2011 and November 27 2024.

Court 6 at 2pm Mention in the case of rapper Justin Clarke-Samuel, 41, also known as Ghetts, who has pleaded guilty to causing the death of 20-year-old Yubin Tamang by dangerous driving, and a further count of dangerous driving prior to the fatal collision

Court 7 at 10am trial of Oluseyi Dare accused of burglary and a firearms offence

Court 8 at 10.30am Sentence of Joshua Michals, 26 , a US national, who was convicted of murdering fellow student 31-year-old Zhe Wang ,who he had been in a casual relationship with in the months prior to her death.

Court 8 at 2pm Case managementy in the case of Dwight Merrick accused of murdering 44 year old Shaun Latimer-Kayser , who was stabbed to death in Camden, North London

Court 8 Not sitting trial of Omar Prempeh,32, and four others accused of the murder of a 16-year-old, Lathaniel Burrell, who was fatally shot in south London

Court 9 at 10am new trial of Tahjin Sommersall and three others in relation to a drive by shooting. Michelle Sadio, 44, was killed as she stood among a crowd of mourners after a wake at the River of Life Elim Pentecostal Church in Harlesden, London NW on 14 December 2024.

Court 9 at 10am Sentence of a driver, who killed a man and mowed down others in a drink-fuelled rampage in London’s West End on Christmas Day. Anthony Gilheaney, 31, was found guilty of murdering 25-year-old Aidan Chapman and attempting to murder two other men in a series of attacks in the early hours of 25 December 2024.

Court 10 at 10am trial in the case of Russian sea captian Vladimir Motin. His container ship crashed into a US oil tanker in the North Sea and he is charged with manslaughter on the grounds of gross negligence. Crew member Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, died in the collision off the East Yorkshire coast.

Court 11 at 10am Sentence of Raynolph Asante, who was found guilty of murder. Asante stabbed Jason Romeo,20, after a violent confrontation earlier that evening, which stemmed from a fallout about a girl

Court 12 at 10am trial in the case of Ilyas Akhtar, 20, who is charged with one count of preparing terrorist acts and a separate count of possessing information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism.

Court 13 at 10am trial of Peter Wraith and two others including two building companies charged under health and safety regulations

Court 14 at 10am trial of Daniel Matos and two others accused of murder. The alleged victim 19-year-old Tyler Donnelly, a drug dealer, was stabbed to death in  Hanworth Park in Feltham, West London

Court 14 at 10am Mention in the case of Muhamed Nur Osman accused of murder. The body of 50-year-old Billy Keegan was found with a stab injury in the corridor of a block of flats in Ilford, East London

Court 15 at 10am trial of Jackson Uwagboe and another accused of the murder of Robert Robinson, 21, who was stabbed to death in Deptford, London SE

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