EPISODE · May 22, 2025 · 35 MIN
Kneecap new info & Julie Ann McIlwaine's sister fights murder verdict
from The State of Us · host BBC Sounds
A member of Irish language hip-hop group Kneecap has been charged with a terror offence after allegedly displaying a flag in support of proscribed organisation Hezbollah at a London gig.Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, 27, has been charged by the Metropolitan Police after an incident on 21 November 2024 at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town, London.Mr Ó hAnnaidh, who performs under the name Mo Chara, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday 18 June.In a statement posted on social media, Kneecap said: "We deny this 'offence' and will vehemently defend ourselves."Also on today’s episode:Julie Ann McIlwaine, of Hazel Close, Lagmore, stabbed James Joseph Crossley, 38, while he slept at her former home in Filbert Drive in Dunmurry on 2 March 2022.The 34-year-old had admitted to killing Mr Crossley but denied his murder.Her sister, Rachel McIlwaine, tells Tara Mills and Declan Harvey a "loss of control" defence should have been accepted in the case.During the trial the court heard how Julie Ann McIlwaine and James Joseph Crossley were in a relationship marred by domestic abuse and coercive control.If you’ve been affected by anything in this episode: www.bbc.co.uk/actionlineGet in touch: [email protected]
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A member of Irish language hip-hop group Kneecap has been charged with a terror offence after allegedly displaying a flag in support of proscribed organisation Hezbollah at a London gig.Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, 27, has been charged by the Metropolitan Police after an incident on 21 November 2024 at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town, London.Mr Ó hAnnaidh, who performs under the name Mo Chara, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday 18 June.In a statement posted on social media, Kneecap said: "We deny this 'offence' and will vehemently defend ourselves."Also on today’s episode:Julie Ann McIlwaine, of Hazel Close, Lagmore, stabbed James Joseph Crossley, 38, while he slept at her former home in Filbert Drive in Dunmurry on 2 March 2022.The 34-year-old had admitted to killing Mr Crossley but denied his murder.Her sister, Rachel McIlwaine, tells Tara Mills and Declan Harvey a "loss of control" defence should have been accepted in the case.During the trial the court heard how Julie Ann McIlwaine and James Joseph Crossley were in a relationship marred by domestic abuse and coercive control.If you’ve been affected by anything in this episode: www.bbc.co.uk/actionlineGet in touch: [email protected]
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