Blackfriars Crown Court
Appearance
Blackfriars Crown Court is a crown court at 1-15 Pocock Street, London SE1, which deals with criminal cases.[1]
In 2013, a judge at the court ruled that a woman should remove her niqab while giving evidence.[2]
In 2015, Lorraine Barwell, a custody officer at the court, died after being assaulted while escorting a prisoner to a van.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Blackfriars Crown Court. Gov.UK Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ Wearing niqab should be woman's choice, says Theresa May. Jamie Grierson, The Independent, 17 September 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ Custody officer dies after attack at Blackfriars Crown Court. BBC News. Retrieved 11 October 2015.