The sentencing of a man for killing his pregnant girlfriend with a pair of scissors has been put off after he refused to come to court due to "stress".
Roofer Liam Taylor stabbed Ailish Walsh more than 40 times at their flat in Hackney, east London, on December 15 last year. In April, Taylor, 37, pleaded guilty to her murder and the sentencing was adjourned for reports to be prepared.
Members of 28-year-old Ms Walsh's family had travelled from Ireland to attend Taylor's sentencing at the Old Bailey on Wednesday - only to learn he was not in the dock or on a video link from Belmarsh prison.
