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Leicester Braunstone Park murder of grandfather concludes

8
Apr

The 15 year old boy defended by Heads of Chambers, Balraj Bhatia KC and James Varley, and the 13 year old girl, defended by Jeremy Benson KC and Phil Gibbs,  charged with the murder of grandfather in Braunstone Park, found guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter.

The boy was charged with murder and manslaughter, but was acquitted of the more serious charge on Tuesday.

Neither defendant can be named because of their ages.

The boy was remanded in custody, while the girl was released on conditional bail.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqly4z1dezvo

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Balraj
Bhatia KC

Balraj ‘Baz’ Bhatia KC has been a specialist practitioner in crime for nearly 40 years. He has been instructed almost exclusively in high profile and heavy weight criminal defence cases.
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Phil
Gibbs

Phil was called to the Bar in 1991 and has practised in crime ever since.
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James
Varley

James defends and prosecutes cases of all types, including allegations of serious violence, drugs, fraud, rape and sexual assault.
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Jeremy
Benson KC

Jeremy is an accomplished silk with over thirty years’ experience both prosecuting and defending in fact heavy, complex cases of considerable importance.
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