CASES OF INTEREST AT THE OLD BAILEY ON FRIDAY

Court 1 at 10am Hearing in the case of Lewie Chiaramello and five other alleged members of Palestine Action relating to a break-in at RAF Brize Norton in which two RAF planes were covered in red paint.

Court 1 at 3pm Application in the case of Laim McGarry, who is said to have been hired for a “sophisticated” plan to inflict violence on two Pakistani dissidents, human rights lawyer Mirza Shahzad Akbar and journalist Adil Raja.

Court 2 at 10am Sentence of brothers Anthony and Michael Stewart accuses of murdering a civil servant 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. THE HEARING IS EXPECTED TO BE STREAMED LIVE OVER YOUTUBE ON SKY TV

Court 5 at 2pm Sentence of drill rappers Emmanuel Popoola and Tayvon Etefia, who were convicted of murder for the shooting of 18-year-old Keanu Harker in Enfield, North London. The fatal dispute was originally sparked by a minor argument on Snapchat.

Court 6 at 10am Mention in the case of Earl Dylan and another in relation to an arson attack on behalf of Russia on a Ukranian business in East London that caused £1 million worth of damage.

Court 6 at 10am trial of Simon Levy,41, accused of murdering two women, raping a third and leaving her for dead. Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, Sheryl Wilkins,39, both died of a drugs overdose after having sex with the defendant. The rape and two murders were sexually motivated, the court heard

Court 8 at 2pm Mention in the case of Awab Halouf accused of the murder 22-year-old Haruun Hassan, who was stabbed to death in Hounslow, London.

Court 12 at 10am trial of Dennis Gambrah and four others charged in connection with the murder of 18-year-old Tyrece Balcha, who was shot dead in Wembley, West London

Court 14 at 10am trial of a father and son attacked a man with a machete and a metal pole after a car was driven into their family’s restaurant and set alight. The defendants both called John Sayers deny causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Walter Patterson, who suffered deep wounds to his forearm and broken ribs. 

Court 16 at 10am trial of eight alleged Palestine Action activists following a break in at Elbit Systems UK. Palestine Action allege Elbit Systems UK is involved in the manufacture and supply of weapons to the Israeli military – a claim the company strongly denies.

Tours of and talks on Legal London: the Royal Courts of Justice, Old Bailey and the Inns of Court.

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