Cases of interest at the Old Bailey on Friday

Court 2 at 10.30am Preparatory hearing in the case of Muhammad Bham and two others charged with planning to commit an act of terrorism

Court 2 at 11.30am Plea and trial preparation in the case of Simon Levy accused of murdering two women five months apart. Sheryl Wilkins, 39, who was found unresponsive in High Road, Tottenham, and Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo,53, who was found dead at a property on the Aylesbury estate in south-east London.

Court 5 at 10am 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 10.30am Case management of Ashley Malcolm charged with the murder of 86-year-old John Burke, who was assaulted during a burglary on his Hackney, East London home.

Court 7 at 10.15am trial of Cimarron Dume-Gooden and Alpacino Veii who deny murder. Issa Souleman, 28, , and Kwabena Ofori, 28, accused of perverting the course of justice. The chargs are in relation to the murder of Leroy Mitchell, 35, a father of three, who was shot as he left a party in Croydon, South Londonon on October 2 2021.

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 death in Walworth, London SE

Court 9 at 10am 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 9.45am Application in the case of brothers Anthony and Michael Stewart accusesd of murdering a man 41 years ago as he walked home. Anthony Littler, 45, died from ‘catastrophic’ head injuries after he was found in an alleyway near East Finchley Tube station in north London on May 1, 1984.

Court 12 1t 11.30am trial of Aziz Hama and four others in relation to the murder of Dara Omar,22, who was stabbed to death in Hounslow, London

Court 14 at 10am trial of Jayson Diur-Kota accused of murder. On August 30, 2016, Bempah-Cumberbatch, 25, was shot in the head on Turnpike Lane in Wood Green, North London

Court 14 at 11.15am Pre-trial review in the case of Juan Toledo accused of murdering work colleague Yajaira Castro Mendez, 46, who left her home in Ilford, East London and her body was found in the New Forest in Hampshire two days later.

Court 15 at 10am trial of alleged Hong Kong spies Chi Leung Wai, 38, and Chung Biu Yuen, 63, who are accused of being involved in surveillance and “hostile” reconnaissance against critics in the UK of the Hong Kong authorities.

Court 15 at 12 noon Preliminary hearing in the case of Mikka Anderson accused of preparing acts of terrorism

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