Barrister’s strike delays ‘flower man’ trial for a year

An alleged killer accused of stabbing a popular florist to death must wait nearly a year to stand trial because of the barristers’ strike. James Peppiatt, 22, allegedly murdered 55-year-old Tony Eastlake, known as the ‘flower man of Islington’ by customers, in Essex Road, Islington, on 29 May last year. Mr Eastlake was stabbed in the lower back shortly after finishing work. He collapsed and died in the street. The victim had been in a relationship with Peppiatt’s mother, Alicia…