The Latest Breaking News from the Old Bailey

Televised sentencing at Crown Court could be expanded to more senior judges

A year has passed since the first sentencing remarks were broadcast from the Old Bailey in London.

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023

Windsor Castle crossbow teenager with AI girlfriend ‘not rational’, court told

The Old Bailey heard how Jaswant Singh Chail told armed officers ‘I am here to kill the Queen’ on Christmas Day 2021.

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023

Man convicted of killing sister-in-law in brutal hatchet attack at Ilford home

Nicolae Virtosu, 48, was convicted of murdering Svetlana Mihalachi, 53, following a trial at the Old Bailey

Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2023

Psychopathic hammer attacker jailed for life after fulfilling graveyard murder 'fantasy'

Erik Feld, 37, had a long-standing obsession with violence before he fulfilled a "depraved fantasy" to kill a random stranger in a Gothic graveyard, the Old Bailey heard

Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2023

Pc Sharon Beshenivsky murder accused to stand trial in Leeds

On Tuesday Mr Justice Bryan transferred the case of Piran Ditta Khan, 74, from the Old Bailey in London to Leeds Crown Court.

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023

Man serving life for Rikki Neave murder to challenge conviction at appeal court

James Watson was handed a minimum term of 15 years at the Old Bailey in June last year after being found guilty of the six-year-old’s murder.

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023

Teenage ISIS fanatic ‘self-radicalised’ online during pandemic, say police - OLD

Matthew King, 19, was sentenced to life at the Old Bailey on Friday after pleading guilty to preparation of terrorist acts.

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023

Man admits freezing leg of alleged ‘eunuch maker’ who was accused of broadcasting live castrations

Jacob Crimi-Appleby, alleged member of an extreme body modification group, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2023

Handcuffed murder suspect ‘issued death threat on police body cam’

An alleged murderer issued a chilling death threat to the victim’s brother during a hunt for the missing man, saying straight down a police-issue camera: “You’re dead”, the Old Bailey heard.

Evening Standard · May 30, 2023

Croydon tram disaster trial hears of alleged ‘near miss’ 10 days earlier

Tram driver Alfred Dorris, 49, is on trial at the Old Bailey.

The Independent UK · May 24, 2023