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Courts · WestminsterMan accused of 'brutal revenge' Airbnb murder
A man is on trial accused of murdering Xiaoqing Ke in her London Airbnb, with prosecutors alleging he sought "brutal and fatal revenge" after she confronted him about stealing £500 and called him a liar. Deepak Sandhu denies murder.
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Courts · WestminsterMan denies murder of woman in Earl's Court Airbnb
Deepak Sandhu, 24, is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of murdering Xiaoqing Ke, 39. Ms Ke was found dead in a bedsit on Old Brompton Road on December 10 last year after discovering Sandhu had stolen £500 from her.
Westminster4 min readTrust 50 · Craft 65 · Hype 45
LatestTyrece Balcha murder: Mother speaks one year after fatal shooting
One year after Tyrece David Balcha was fatally shot in Wembley Park, his mother shares her ongoing grief. Ashley Wallace has been convicted of murder, but the family awaits further legal proceedings and sentencing.
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Woman on trial for murder after partner found dead at Elephant and Castle home
A woman is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of murdering her Citibank banker partner. Joanna Cierpka, 51, admits killing Henrik Slotsaa, 52, at their Elephant and Castle home on March 15, 2026, but claims diminished responsibility due to severe depression.
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Courts · RedbridgeRedbridge man unfit to plead to murder charge after station death
Ayodele Jamgbadi, 28, is accused of murder following the death of railway worker Jorge Ortega, 61, at Ilford station on December 4, 2024. Jamgbadi is unfit to plead, and a jury will determine if he inflicted the injuries that led to Mr Ortega's death two days later.
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Courts · LewishamMan denies murder over 2006 assault victim's death
A man is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of murder after a victim of a 2006 assault died from an epileptic seizure more than 15 years later. Jordan Burton, 33, denies murder and faces an alternative charge of manslaughter.
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Courts · WestminsterTeenager travelled 150 miles to London to stab man, court told
An 18-year-old from Leeds is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of travelling to Westminster, London, with a kitchen knife to fatally stab a man his family had accused of stalking. Sulaiman Tajzai denies murder.
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Courts · LewishamTwo deny Lewisham murder after nightclub dispute
Two friends who met while studying master's degrees in Scotland have denied murdering Taiwo Ekerin outside a Lewisham nightclub. Chibueze Chukwurah and Maxwell Uguanya pleaded not guilty to murder and manslaughter.
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Courts · Waltham ForestFouad Boudra denies murder of two men in Walthamstow house fire
Fouad Boudra, 25, pleaded not guilty to murdering Mohammed Djellal and Fawzi Bouchabou in a fire at a Walthamstow multi-occupancy property on 21 April 2024. The blaze, allegedly started after a dispute over a stolen phone, killed two and forced others to jump from windows.
Waltham Forest4 min readTrust 42 · Craft 55 · Hype 65