The Latest Breaking News from the Old Bailey

Teenager admits manslaughter of Elianne Andam, 15, in Croydon but denies murder

A 17-year-old boy has pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to the manslaughter of 15-year-old Elianne Andam in Croydon on September 27 last year but denied murdering her.

Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2024

Constance Marten tells manslaughter trial: 'I feels responsible for baby daughter's death'

Aristocrat Constance Marten said she “feels responsible” for the death of her baby daughter who may have died when she fell asleep on top of her, she told the Old Bailey.

Evening Standard · Mar 8, 2024

Aristocrat Constance Marten denies causing baby's death but 'feels guilty', trial hears

Constance Marten described the moment she woke up to find her baby daughter had died, and told the Old Bailey: “I don’t think it’s ever something I will move on from”

Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2024

Crumbling justice: Pedestrian hospitalised after masonry falls from historic Old Bailey court entrance

Incident comes amid 'not insignificant' maintenance backlog for historic buildings in the City

Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2024

Sara Sharif's father, stepmother and uncle plead not guilty to 10-year-old's murder

They entered their pleas at the Old Bailey on Thursday morning

Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2023

OPINION - A first FGM conviction is great, but we must fight on to end this torture entirely

Last week a woman was found guilty of taking a three-year-old British child to Kenya for female genital mutilation (FGM). Amina Noor was convicted at the Old Bailey of assisting a non-UK person to carry out the procedure overseas 17 years ago. This landmark conviction, the first of its kind…

Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2023

Aristocrat Constance Marten and partner Mark Gordon deny manslaughter of baby

The couple sat together in the Old Bailey dock as they pleaded not guilty to charges

Evening Standard · Oct 26, 2023

Girl, 3, ‘cried all night’ after being subjected to female genital mutilation, court hears

The girl, who was born in Britain, was not told what would happen to her or was “too young to understand”, the Old Bailey was told

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023

Alleged network of spies for Russia appear at the Old Bailey

The three men and two women were arrested in February for offences contrary to the Official Secrets Act.

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

Asylum seeker who nearly beheaded girlfriend in attack branded a ‘monster’

Tunisian-born Maher Maaroufe, 23, is to be sentenced at the Old Bailey for the manslaughter of Sabita Thanwani.

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023