Cases of interest at the Old Bailey on Friday

Court 1 at 11.15am Plea and trial preparation in the case of Nicholas McCoy and five others in relation to the murder of Blue Stevens,24, who was stabbed to death in Knightsbridge, London SW. They are alleged to have helped the killer escape the country

Court 1 at 12.30pm trial of Alrind Hashani and another accused of murder. Ahmed Jama, 29, was stabbed to death in St. John’s Wood, London NW

Court 3 at 10am Mention in the case of Ahmed Said accused of the murder of Berkan Demir,18, who was stabbed to death in Hammersmith, West London

Court 3 at 11am Mention in the case of Emma Nightingale accused of murdering her mother Lorna,70, whose body was found in a property in Walthamstow, East London.

Court 5 at 10am Mention in the case of Matthew Adebiyi accused of the murder of of 23-year-old Joshua Boadu, who was stabbed to death in Bermondsey, London SE

Court 6 at 10am trial in the case of Kulvinder Ram accused of attempted murder. A woman aged in her 30s, an eight-year-old girl and a two-year-old boy were all found suffering stab injuries in a house in Dagenham, East London

Court 7 at 10am trial in the case of Nancy Pexton accused of stabbing to death her 69 year old sister Jennifer Abbott – also known as Sarah Steinberg, at her Camden, North London home 

Court 9 at 10am trial of Abdullah Albadri accused of terrorist offences after a man armed with two knives was arrestedd trying to break into the Israeli embassey in London. He was allegedly found with a martydom note

Court 10 at 10am Pre trial review of Mohammed Alam and another, who are charged under the Terrorism Act 2006 with distributing or circulating a terrorist publication.

Court 12 at 10am 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 13 at 10am trial 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 14 at 10am trial of Jahmal Joseph accused of shooting to death his cousin and injuring his brother following a row at a wake. Jordan Rodney, 30, died after being shot in the eye and his brother Omar Joseph was shot in the head and hand in Hammersmith, West London

Court 15 at 10.30am Mention in the case of Alexis Bidace and another charged with the murder of film student Finbar Sullivan,21, who was stabbed to death on Primrose Hill, north London.

Court 15 Not sitting 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 16 at 10am trial in the case of Marcus La Croix in relation to the killing of Tanesha Melbourne-Blake,17, who was out with friends when she was shot from a Vauxhall people carrier on in Tottenham, North London on 2 April 2018

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