Grenade trial halted by covid

The trial of a would-be bomber accused of trying to buy a grenade from an undercover detective in Costa Coffee was halted after his barrister tested positive for coronavirus. Mohammed Chowdhury, 24, was arrested after spoke to the operative known as ‘Gary’ over the social media application Signal in January this year. Jurors were told Chowdhury asked for three grenades for £300 each. Chowdhury was represented by Michael Skelly who showed symptoms of coronavirus on Friday and tested positive over…