Barrister’s strike delays trial by a year

The trial of four alleged sword-wielding killers due to start today (Mon) has been adjourned by almost year because of the barrister’s strike, the Old Bailey heard. Lavaun Witter, 22, was fatally attacked at an apartment in Wisbeach Road, Croydon, on 5 February. Prosecutors claimed four masked intruders armed with blades descended on the property during a drug deal, kicking and stabbing at the front door to force their way inside. Officers raced to the scene with paramedics from the…