Autumn trial for accused mum of two killer

An alleged knifeman accused of murdering a mother-of-two and trying to kill a second woman just a day later will stand trial at the Old Bailey this autumn. Shadika Patel, 40, was stabbed repeatedly in the street shortly after 12.45am in Altmore Avenue, East Ham, east London, on 19 March. James Sinclair, 29, is charged with her murder and with attempted murder in relation to a second woman, Beverly Barzey, on 20 March. Ms Patel is understood to have been…