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1 week agoHow the Broadview 6 (-2) Case Collapsed - emptywheel
Unredacted grand jury transcripts revealed multiple prosecutorial problems, prompting a judge to order involved prosecutors to appear for a hearing.
Three 16-year-old boys have been charged in connection with the murder of a teenager in Feltham. The boys from Hounslow, who cannot be named because of their age, were charged on Friday, 13 February. One of the boys was charged with murder and appeared at Willesden Magistrates' Court on Saturday, 14 February. He has been remanded into custody and will next appear at the Old Bailey on Tuesday, 17 February.
"At nine, Mercedes was scheduled to appear for a 'master hearing' in her immigration case. A master hearing is typically the first court hearing in such a case, during which the judge explains respondents' rights and responsibilities."