Hearing held in prison van over coronavirus fears

A court hearing was held in the back of a custody van in a legal first over fears a defendant was suffering from coronavirus. Justin Grierson, 48, was brought to Westminster Magistrates’ Court in the prison escort van but not invited to appear in the dock after complaining he was carrying the COVID 19 virus. He is accused of holding Suzy Fitzgerald hostage by pinning her to her duvet with a pillow over her face on 31 March at her…