David Lamb KC leading Andrew Walker secure a conviction for the Murder of Northumbria University student Jason Brockbanks.

March 23, 2023

Aaron Ray, 21, from Sunderland, who stabbed his lover after reading messages to other men on dating app Grindr has been jailed for life. He was convicted of Murder after a 7 day trial at Newcastle Crown Court. Prosecutor David Lamb KC, leading Andrew Walker, both of Dere Street Barristers had told jurors it was “the realisation that Jason was sexually interested in other males that was the trigger and motivating factor for the stabbing and ultimately this murder”. Media coverage can be found here.