Judge’s agony stops trial

An Old Bailey judge has had to stop a murder trial because of his agonising back pain. Judge Stephen Kramer QC was trying an alleged double killer accused of assassinating a mother-of-nine and her nephew. But his condition was so severe he could hardly walk – and senior judges decided the trial would have to start again. The Common Serjeant of London, Judge Richard Marks QC, told the jury: ‘I regret to say that the nature of his illness is…