40 h. ago Trial of seven people accused of taking part in Ely riots nears the end

Lee Robinson, 38, Luke Williams, 31, Jaydan Baston, 21, McKenzie Danks, 22, Jordan Bratcher, 27, Zayne Farrugia, 25, and Connor O'Sullivan, 26, have pleaded not guilty to rioting

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3 d. ago 'It was never fun, I lost two of my mates that day' says man accused of being involved in Ely riots

Jaydan Baston has told the trial of eight people who deny rioting 'I’m not a bad person. I wasn’t up there to cause trouble'

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4 d. ago Live court updates as trial of eight accused of taking part in Ely riots continues

The riots in the Cardiff suburb broke out on May 22, 2023, following the deaths of Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15, who were killed in a crash while riding an electric bike in Snowden Road

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9 d. ago Ely riots accused attacked police because he was 'embarrassed'

One of the accused is giving evidence in the trial over violence in a Cardiff neighbourhood following the deaths of two teens

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2 w. ago James Comey’s real ‘crime’? Daring to put the law before loyalty to Trump | Lawrence Douglas

The former FBI director prioritized fidelity to his office. The case against him is flimsy – but that’s cold comfortIn 1931, an exceptionally talented young Berlin attorney named Hans Litten summoned Adolf Hitler to testify in a criminal case. Litten represented four victims of a brutal assault perpetrated by members of Hitler’s Sturmabteilung, or SA, on a dance hall frequented by leftist workers; by the time the assault ended, three people were dead. At trial, the defense sought to portray the SA as a disciplined political organization, under orders from Hitler to use force only as self-defense.In his three-hour cross-examination of the head of the Nazi party, Litten managed what precious few dared to attempt. Hitler had expected the young lawyer to be intimidated; instead, Litten aggressively and skillfully dissected him under oath, reducing the supposedly gifted orator to a stammering rage. In trapping Hitler in contradictions and exposing him as an inveterate liar, Litten also m...

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2 w. ago Trial of eight defendants accused of taking part in Ely riots continues on sixth day

Lee Robinson, Luke Williams, Jaydan Baston, Michaela Gonzales, McKenzie Danks, Jordan Bratcher, Zayne Farrugia and Connor O'Sullivan are accused of rioting in the Cardiff suburb following the death of two teenagers

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2 w. ago Trial date for suspect in Florida State mass shooting has been postponed until next October

The trial of the Florida State University student accused of killing two people and wounding six others in a mass shooting on campus in April has been postponed until next October

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2 w. ago Court live updates as trial continues of eight people accused of taking part in Ely riot

Lee Robinson, Luke Williams, Jaydan Baston, Michaela Gonzales, McKenzie Danks, Jordan Bratcher, Zayne Farrugia and Connor O'Sullivan are accused of rioting in the Cardiff suburb following the death of two teenagers

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2 w. ago Six ‘trafficking gang’ suspects accused of bringing women from Romania to Scotland for sex

SIX people are to stand trial accused of trafficking a string of women into Scotland for prostitution. The group are claimed to have been involved in the lucrative crime which saw females brought from Romania mainly into Aberdeen between January 2023 and December last year. Prosecutors claim adverts were put online and arrangements made for...

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3 w. ago Trial date set for six people charged with alleged Palestine Action support

The defendants are accused of arranging, managing or addressing meetings, knowing that the purpose was to support a proscribed organisation.

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3 w. ago Court updates as trial of eight accused of playing part in Ely riots continues

Lee Robinson, Luke Williams, Jaydan Baston, Michaela Gonzales, McKenzie Danks, Jordan Bratcher, Zayne Farrugia and Connor O'Sullivan are accused of rioting in the Cardiff suburb following the death of two teenagers

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3 w. ago Jury mulls a verdict for a man accused of killing 5 by setting fire to a New Zealand boarding house

A jury began its deliberations Wednesday in the trial of a man accused of murdering five people in Wellington, New Zealand, by setting fire to a boarding house

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