Accused of murder almost half a century ago

A pensioner charged with raping and murdering a schoolgirl 46 years ago after a police cold case investigation will stand trial in February 2022. Dennis McGrory, 74, denies raping and stabbing 15-year-old Jacqueline Montgomery to death in 1975. McGrory, of Milton Keynes, Bucks, is alleged to have carried out the attack at the victim’s Islington home between 31 May 1975 and the 3 June 1975, when he was 32. The 74-year-old denies murder and rape. He remains on unconditional bail…