Four people have been convicted of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, including a juror who was paid £5,000 to try and influence others on the jury and gain an acquittal for a drug dealer. During a trial that ended on Thursday, the Old Bailey heard Leslie Allen, 66, was a major drugs kingpin…
Juror Faces Jail After Being Convicted of Taking £5,000 Bribe to Acquit UK Drug Dealer
UK Murder Trial Witness Denies Hearing Defendant Shout at Co-Accused ‘You’ve Killed the Woman!’
LONDON—A witness at a murder trial, giving evidence from behind a screen, has denied a claim made by a defence lawyer that she heard a screaming match between the two co-accused in which one of them shouted: “What have you done? You’ve killed the woman!” Kusai Al-Jundi, 24, and Mohamed El-Abboud, 28, deny murdering Louise…
Aspiring Model Tells UK Trial How Friend Confessed to Murder During Car Journey
LONDON—An aspiring model has told a murder trial her friend confessed to murdering an elderly Chinese woman durng a car journey from London to Coventry. Maria Amariucai, a Romanian national who had come to London the day before to meet a photographer about a possible modelling job, said she struggled to believe Mohammed El-Abboud’s confession…
Woman, 71, Allegedly Killed by Pair After ‘Cunning Plan’ to Plunder Her Life Savings Failed, UK Court Told
LONDON—Two young men allegedly murdered a 71-year-old woman in London after coming up with a “careful and cunning plan” to trick her out of her life savings, a court in London heard on Thursday. Kusai Al-Jundi, 24, and Mohammed El-Abboud, 28, both deny murdering Louise Kam, who was last seen alive on a CCTV camera,…
Judge Filmed Jailing ‘Extremely Devious’ Murderer for Life in Legal Milestone in UK
An English court on Friday sentenced a murderer during a broadcast for the first time in a legal milestone. Jemma Mitchell, 38, was also the first woman to be sentenced on television in England and Wales after rules were changed to allow cameras into courtrooms. Judge Richard Marks, KC, told Mitchell she was an “extremely…
Man Faces Life in Jail for Joint Enterprise Murder of London Drill Rapper 16Shotz
A man has been convicted of murdering a drill music performer who drove a stolen car onto the territory of a rival gang in south London, crashed it, and then attacked a rival rapper with an “enormous knife.” On Wednesday, a jury found Darius Kwakye, 29, guilty of the murder of Salem Koudou, 20, who…
UK Murder Defendant Refuses to Name Names, Saying It Could Put Him in ‘Danger’
LONDON—A man on trial for murder has refused to identify another individual who was caught on CCTV moments before a gang member was stabbed to death, saying it could put him in “danger.” Tristan Bullock, 21, Donte McCalla, 21, and Darius Kwakye, 29, all deny murdering Salem Koudou in Brixton, south London, in August 2020….
UK Man Accused of Murder Tells Jury He Ran After Victim Because He Was ‘Curious’
LONDON—A man on trial for murdering a gang member who was stabbed to death on a London street in broad daylight has told the jury he only chased after the victim because he saw others running and he was “curious.” Donte McCalla, 21, Tristan Bullock, also 21, and Darius Kwakye, 29, all deny murdering Salem…
Teenager’s Plan ‘Did Not Work out as He Hoped’ After He Was Murdered During Attack on Rival Gang, UK Jury Told
A gang member armed with an “enormous knife” who drove into enemy territory and stabbed a rival who was celebrating his birthday in the street, had the tables turned on him and was hacked to death by a group of nine men in south London, a murder trial jury has been told. Darius Kwakye, 29,…
Man Admits Killing Four People Who Were Stabbed to Death in London House
A man has admitted to stabbing his girlfriend, her mother, grandmother, and her grandmother’s partner at a house in Bermondsey, south London earlier this year. Joshua Jacques, 28, appeared at the Old Bailey in London on Friday and denied murdering NHS worker Dolet Hill, 64, her partner Denton Burke, 58, their daughter Tanysha Ofori-Akuffo, 45,…
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