Overview
- The Old Bailey trial, which opened Monday, centers on Michael Stewart, 57, and Anthony Stewart, 60, who deny murdering civil servant Anthony Littler in 1984.
- Prosecutors say the brothers took part in group assaults that targeted men they believed were gay, calling the violence a habit or hobby at the time.
- Evidence outlined includes their brother Daniel’s account of separate confessions, alleged admissions to a girlfriend, and covert recordings gathered after police reopened the case in 2022.
- The Crown also argues Michael made a 12:22 a.m. anonymous 999 call right after the attack that sent staff to the wrong spot near East Finchley station.
- Littler, 45, was found about 30 minutes later with fatal head injuries and his cash, cards, and briefcase still on him, while a possible third assailant remains unidentified.