Rishi Nathwani led by Stephen Kamlish QC represented the main Defendant in a 6 handed, 6 week murder trial. GD was a 16 year old charged with the murder of James Hunter. Case alleged that the murder was as a result of brewing tensions between the Defendant’s group and the deceased’s friend. The Crown relied upon mobile phone, cell site and Blackberry/WhatsApp messaging and their interpretation. The case also involved significant non-conviction bad character of both witnesses and defendants as well as complex hearsay arguments. Instructed by Goldkorns.
