Peter Makepeace QC leading Aisha Wadoodi secure murder acquittal.
November 5, 2018
R -v- Weaver and others. A row at a family funeral led to a young father being fatally stabbed by a cousin. The defendant maintained he didn’t know that his best friend had taken a knife with him. After a three week jury trial alongside his co-accused, he was acquitted of all charges, murder, manslaughter and wounding with intent. Three of his co-accused were convicted of charges of Murder and Manslaughter. Media coverage can be found here