Manchester man denies breaking lockdown rules over Sarah Everard vigil as court tosses out prior conviction
A Gorton man has pleaded not guilty to appearing at a vigil for Sarah Everard during lockdown after a court tossed out his earlier conviction. Kevin Godin-Prior, 68, is accused of participating in a gathering of more than two people in a public outdoor place in a Tier 4 area – Clapham Common, south London – on March 13 last year.
Godin-Prior, who spoke via video-link as he self-isolated at home for Covid reasons, told the court he has experienced 'frequent delays' to his post this year which meant he only received the notice of his prosecution on May 22, two days after the deadline given for him to respond.
Prosecutor Jen Gatland asked the court to list Godin-Prior for trial on November 14-16 alongside Al Obeid. On the prospect of others asking for their convictions to be quashed and their case reopened, Mr Stuttard added: "I gather it’s the prosecution's intention to deal with them all together." Vivien Hohmann, 20, from Clapham, and Jenny Edmunds, 32, of Lewisham, south London, pleaded not guilty by post. Hohmann will face trial in front of a district judge at Westminster magistrates' court on October 3 and 5.
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