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11:28am
Delays in court: A quiet morning in court today so far. There has been chanting outside The Old Bailey by hundreds of supporters of Stephen Yaxley Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson. His case has been referred to the Attorney General today.
In courtroom 16, no such drama. Mr Justice Sweeney has been considering legal discussions in his chambers.
Proceedings may resume at 11.30am, we're told.
Witnesses are expected to testify in the case against Russell Bishop, accused of the murders of Karen Hadaway and Nicola Fellows in Wild Park in Brighton in 1986.
We will see what happens.
Yeah it looks like this trial has stalled. Not in court today.LIVE: Russell Bishop murder trial - Day six from the Old Bailey - appears nothing's happening today, last update says:
I can only assume proceedings did not resume as that's the last update; 5 hours ago!
Delay in Russell Bishop murder trial at Old Bailey | The ArgusThis week, witnesses were expected to begin their evidence in the trial.
But yesterday Mr Justice Sweeney told the jury that legal discussions were taking longer than expected.
The judge said: “Sadly, do not get too comfortable in your seats.
"You remember that I told you when we parted that I had some legal issues to deal with, and as I explained to you before, they are legal matters I deal with in your absence.
"It is unfortunately taking considerably longer than I anticipated. It's no-one's fault."
This is interesting. Quoting: "
BBM. There was some redirection from the prosecution on that point:This is interesting. Quoting: "
Karen's mother Michelle Hadaway told jurors at the Old Bailey that she had raised concerns about Nicola's father in 1989, three years after the girls were killed.
In a letter written to her local councillor and Bishop's uncle, she had said: "I'm afraid that Barrie Fellows' strange and unnatural behaviour since my daughter was murdered has not got any better."
He had allegedly told her it was "lucky Karen had not been beaten before she died", a comment she described as strange because she had not yet been told what had happened."