Ackland, Radcliffe Close, Southway, will appear before Judge Robert Linford at approximately 11:30 a.m. He is accused of killing teenager Leigham between November 20 and November 23 last year.
Sign up: Sign up for the free Court Insider newsletter for the latest Crown Court updates Bobbi-Anne went missing after leaving to catch a bus near her home on the night of November 20th. Her body was found in Bovisand three days later. The musician Auckland was arrested and appeared in court for the first time on November 26. He has since been remanded in custody. Today’s hearing in Room 3 is expected to be attended by members of Bobbi-Anne’s family and about a dozen journalists. Room 4 of the courtroom has been set up as a courtroom for people to watch via video link to comply with coronavirus restrictions. Two people attended the court hearing at the last hearing wearing banners reading “Justice 4 Bobbi-Anne”. Others wore T-shirts with pictures of the teenager’s face. The case has caused a huge wave of emotion in Plymouth, with dozens of tributes left near the point of its disappearance. Read our latest in-house and out-of-court updates below. Download our personalized newsletters here. To stay up to date with the latest crime news, select the PlymouthLive Crime and Punishment and Court Insider newsletters, as well as any of the other great PlymouthLive newsletters.
