Judge Robert Linford, who is due to sentence Cody Ackland, 24, for the murder of 18-year-old Bobbi-Anne McLeod at Plymouth Crown Court on Thursday morning, has warned the case “will make very difficult listening”.
Ackland pleaded guilty at a hearing last month to snatching Miss McLeod from a bus stop in Leigham, Plymouth, in November 2021, but the full details of the crime have yet to be made public.
Judge Linford warned those present that “feel they cannot contain their emotions” should leave the court room, adding he may be forced to close the public gallery if there were any interruptions to proceedings.
