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Trial By Media is a true crime podcast by some of the only full time crime reporters in the UK. Once a case closes journalists are free to reveal juicy details we couldn’t give you at the time. So this is the full story on how the weirdest, boldest and most dangerous criminals are treated by the courts and the press. Having been in the room where it happened we ask what went on, what went wrong, and whether justice was done. Hosts: Charlie Jones, Sophia Dourou, Carolina Herranz-Carr Producer ...
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HMCTS failed in its duty to preserve life during the pandemic, according to a letter before claim. Meanwhile, half a million cases are waiting to be heard in magistrates' courts. So, are courts too dangerous to run, or is it too dangerous to slow down? Hosted by: Charlie JonesFeaturing: Sophia Dourou, Cameron Charters and Carolina Herranz-CarrProdu…
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Content warning: We talk about terrorism, murder, and violence. Twenty-two people were killed and more 800 were injured after suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated a shrapnel-laden homemade bomb at the end of an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena in 2017. His brother Hashem Abedi was jailed for at least 55 years after helping plan the at…
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Life under lockdown has changed things. While some have swapped socialising for solo baking and weekly zoom catch-ups to help save lives, others view the restrictiveness of quarantine an attack on civil liberties. Do lockdown laws violate our human rights? In this episode we talked about: Piers Corbyn's trial for breaching lockdown laws: https://co…
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Four people are on trial for their alleged involvement in a series of million-pound burglaries targeting celebrities including Tamara Eccleston, Chelsea head coach Frank Lampard and the late Leicester City chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. A gang of international thieves carried out an Ocean’s 11-style heist on luxury jeweller Boodles, by swiping …
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You are not allowed in a youth court, but we are. In this episode we look at the teenagers who killed Jodie Chesney, the kids who targeted two women riding a London night bus in a homophobic attack and a 16-year-old labelled the ‘emoji rapist’.In this episode we talked about:Melania Geymonat and Christine Hannigan bus attack: https://www.bbc.co.uk/…
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Content warning: We talk about murder, domestic violence and sexual assault. Stephen Port and Gerald Matovu used Grindr, GHB and Devil’s Breath. They killed Irish danger Eric Michels, actor Adrian Murphy, fashion student Anthony Walgate, artist Gabriel Kovari, chef Daniel Whitworth and truck driver Jack Taylor. Zahid Younis is a dangerous man who k…
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In our pilot episode we take a look into court cases involving celebrities, and the inevitable drama and high stakes that follow. Johnny Depp lost his libel case against the Sun after it branded him a wife beater. Former Tory MP Charlie Elphicke is in prison for sexual assault while ex-Blue Peter presenter John Leslie was twice acquitted of the cri…
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