Trial for man accused of murdering ex Old Bailey judge’s daughter

The partner of a judge’s daughter found stabbed to death after a gas explosion at her home will stand trial for her murder next June. Annabel Rook, 46, was found dead at her address in Dumont Road, Stoke Newington, North London just before 5am on June 17. She was the daughter of Judge Peter Rook, one of the Old Bailey’s most distinguished judges. Clifton George, 44, appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court charged with murdering Ms Rook and arson with recklessness…