Cases of interest at the Old Bailey on Friday

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 8 at 10am trial of Angel Gonzalez-Angulo and four others in relation to the murder of 21-year-old Giovanny Rendon Bedoya, who was stabbed to deathk in Walworth, London SE

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 10 at 10am Sentence of serial killer Steve Wright who murdered five women in 2006, pleaded guilty to murdering another teenager Victoria Hall,17, seven years earlier in 1999.

Court 11 at 10am 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 12 at 10am trial of Peter Wraith and two others including two building companies charged under health and safety regulations

Court 13 at 10am Mention in the case of Jermaine Blackstock, 40, who is accused of the attempted murder of Cyrus Morgan-Flynn. The victim, who was in his 20’s was stabbed near Tower Bridge in Central London.

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 15 at 10am Mention in the case of Musse Ali accused of stabbing to death a 77-year-old in front of shoppers at a south London market. Hilkiah McLeggan from Southwark, south London, died at the scene after being attacked on East Street, Walworth, London SE. Two other men were taken to hospital with serious injuries, one remains in a critical condition.

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

Court 15 at 10.30am Plea and trial preparation in the case of Ashley Malcolm, 39, who is accused of killing John Burke, 86, during an aggravated burglary at the pensioner’s home in Hackney, East London

Court 16 2pm Mention in the case of Dante Ashley and another, who have been charged with the murder of 24-year-old Jonah Ho-Shue, who died from a single stab wound in Albert Road, Hornsey, North London

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