Maureen Baker QC & Nick Hoffman secure only acquittals of all charges for 16 year old boy in Lincoln gang Murder of Asperger's sufferer
Maureen Baker QC & Nick Hoffman secure complete acquittal of all charges for 16 year old boy in Lincoln gang Murder of Asperger's sufferer. Following a 10 week trial, "fast tracked" due to the Defendants ages, the six other Defendants were all convicted. They comprised four ( two aged 17, and two, 20 and 27 respectively) convicted of Murder, a 17 year old girl convicted of Manslaughter and a 14 year old girl convicted of Conspircay to Pervert the Course of Justice. Many young witnesses gave extensive evidence via video link during the trial.
