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Old Bailey hauntings: Victorian baby killer, ghostly barrister and spectral cat

A phantasmal woman seen lurking outside a jury room is believed by some to be that of nurse Amelia Dyer, dubbed the Ogress of Reading.

The Independent UK

Two men appear in court accused of assisting Hong Kong intelligence service

Chi Leung (Peter) Wai, 39, and Chung Biu Yuen, 64, appeared at the Old Bailey on Friday

Evening Standard

Stepmother claimed Sara Sharif wore hijab to ‘follow her religion’

Beinash Batool, 30, is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of murdering Sara alongside father Urfan Sharif, 42, and uncle, Faisal Malik, 29.

Evening Standard

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Inside Chris Kaba’s Brixton Hill-based 67 gang, one of London’s most notorious and feared postcode crime groups

The ruthless 67 mob is said to have taken its name from the telephone code for their south London neighbourhood from which many associates hail

Evening Standard

Police watchdog reviewing if Met marksman who killed Chris Kaba should face disciplinary proceedings

Martyn Blake was cleared of murder after a trial at the Old Bailey, and now the IOPC is reviewing whether he should face disciplinary proceedings

Evening Standard

Met making new representations to IOPC over Martyn Blake misconduct hearing

Martyn Blake was cleared of murder after a trial at the Old Bailey, and now the IOPC is reviewing whether he should face disciplinary proceedings.

The Independent UK

‘Eunuch maker’ extreme body modification ring can challenge sentences, court rules

Warning distressing content: Mastermind Marius Gustavson and his acolytes jailed earlier this year after carrying out ’grisly and gruesome’ procedures on unprecedented scale

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Kinahan crime boss who orchestrated gun cache plot from prison jailed

Thomas Kavanagh, his brother-in-law, Liam Byrne and associate Shaun Kent were all handed jail sentences at the Old Bailey.

The Independent UK

Justice Secretary calls for Chris Kaba verdict to be 'respected' after protests

THE Justice Secretary has called for people to respect a verdict clearing a police officer who killed an unarmed man after protests.

The National (Scotland)

‘No winners’ in Chris Kaba shooting case, says firearms officer

The marksman said there was never any evidence that his colleague Martyn Blake had done anything wrong.

Evening Standard

Justice secretary calls for both sides to respect Chris Kaba verdict amid growing anger

A jury acquitted Martyn Blake of the murder of Chris Kaba after deliberating for around three hours on Monday

The Independent UK

Chris Kaba case verdict 'must be respected,' says Justice Secretary after police officer cleared of his murder

The Cabinet minister saids the ‘due process of law’ had taken place

Evening Standard

Chris Kaba’s family lead protests outside Old Bailey after Met Police officer cleared of his murder

Chris Kaba’s family led protests outside the Old Bailey after a Metropolitan Police officer was cleared of his murder.

The Independent UK

Campaigners and police call for change following death of Chris Kaba

Martyn Blake, 40, faced a trial at the Old Bailey after fatally shooting the 24-year-old in Streatham, south-east London, on September 5 2022.

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Protesters gather after Met police marksman cleared of Chris Kaba murder

Metropolitan Police firearms officer Martyn Blake was acquitted of murder at the Old Bailey on Monday

Evening Standard

Prosecutors and watchdog defend decision to charge Met marksman over Chris Kaba

Martyn Blake, 40, was cleared of murder at the Old Bailey on Monday.

The Independent UK

Police marksman cleared of shooting murder of Chris Kaba

Martyn Blake, 40, faced a trial at the Old Bailey after fatally shooting the 24-year-old in Streatham, south-east London, on September 5 2022.

Evening Standard

Police marksman who fatally shot Chris Kaba 'thought one of his colleagues was about to die'

Martyn Blake, 40, has been giving evidence for the first time at his murder trial at the Old Bailey

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Evening Standard

Chris Kaba police pursuit video shown to Met marksman's murder trial

The jury at the Old Bailey was shown a clip of officers following Chris Kaba shortly before marksman Martyn Blake shot him dead

Evening Standard

Mum found guilty of manslaughter of four sons who died in Sutton house fire

Deveca Rose, 30, had left her two sets of twins alone while a blaze ripped through her house

The Guardian - UK

Chortle chortle, scribble scribble: inside the Old Bailey with Britain’s last court reporters

The long read: The cases heard at the Old Bailey offer a vivid, often grim portrait of England and Wales today. What happens when there is no one left to tell these stories?

The Independent UK

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon guilty of two counts but face manslaughter retrial over death of baby

Defendants convicted of hiding birth of Victoria who was found dead in Lidl shopping bag after high-profile search

Evening Standard

Jury discharged in Constance Marten trial over baby death

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon have been on trial at the Old Bailey since January

Evening Standard

Brixton slasher Mohamed Nur jailed for life for series of attacks that ended in woman's murder

Two days before killing Johanita Dogbey, he slashed the faces of two women and a man in ‘unprovoked and random’ attacks

Evening Standard

Ex-Parliamentary researcher to face 2025 trial over alleged spying for China

Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash are both accused of breaching the Official Secrets Act

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