News & Insights

London Skyline

Edward Henry KC (leading John Fitzgerald of 6 Pump Court) secure acquittal for their client on murder and manslaughter

14/04/2022

The passenger of a moped driven by the defendant got off and stabbed a 16 year old boy to death. The passenger was convicted of murder, the motive being perceived disrespect by the victim to his killer over love rivalry over a girlfriend.

By chance, events in the street, apart from the stabbing were captured on dash cam footage and other CCTV. The deceased fled to a passing van which was chased by the moped but made it to a local hospital.

Edward’s client, then represented by previous solicitors, repeatedly  denied presence in his prepared statements but police contradicted this lying account, having trawled hundreds of hours of CCTV across central London and analysed mobile phones which placed him at the scene. Ultimately, Edward’s client accepted he was the driver of the moped but denied knowledge of the knife his co-accused was carrying or any intent to cause the victim harm.

The client was acquitted of murder and manslaughter.

Edward, leading John Fitzgerald of 6 Pump Court, was instructed by Mr Karamjit Singh of Bark & Co

Authors

Related Practice Areas

Popular Insights

Tom Edwards looks at the impact of the shift from Joint Enterprise to Common Purpose in the five years since…

Articles
19/08/2021

Ben Hargreaves explores the inherent challenges in the admissibility of sexual history in sex cases. Section 41 of the Youth…

Articles
20/04/2020

An analysis of the law on fitness to plead and stand trial in the magistrates’ courts: Silas Lee reviews the…

Articles
06/06/2021

Silas Lee, pupil barrister, reviews the statutory regime on witness anonymity. Anonymous witness orders are most commonly sought by the…

Articles
11/01/2021

Portfolio Builder

Select the practice areas that you would like to download or add to the portfolio

Download    Add to portfolio   
Portfolio
Title Type CV Email

Remove All

Download


Click here to share this shortlist.
(It will expire after 30 days.)