Refurbished £26m crown court adjourns criminal sentences during heat while Britons still troop into work

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Refurbished £26m crown court adjourns criminal sentences during heat while Britons still troop into work.

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A recently refurbished crown court adjourned key criminal sentences this afternoon due to overwhelming temperatures, while many Britons still troop into the office.Among the cases postponed at Harrow Crown Court in north-west London was a major firearms sentencing hearing concerning the fatal shooting of PC Sharon Beshenivsky in 2005.The getaway driver Faisal Razzaq, had been scheduled to be sentenced from 10am, alongside five defendants for their involvement in a conspiracy to supply converted blank-firing weapons.However, the temperature inside the dock exceeded the maximum 26 degrees permitted under health and safety limits, forcing the proceedings to be postponed until October.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Further delay to the pressing case comes just two months after the court reopened, following a £26million modernisation refurbishment.While the court closed, many hardworking Britons, from scaffolders to bus drivers, are cracking on with no air conditioning, and no law...

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