Lee Rigby. Photograph courtesy of the Ministry of Defence
The two men accused of murdering soldier Lee Rigby on the streets of Woolwich earlier this year are due to appear in court today as their trial begins at the Old Bailey.
Michael Adebolajo, 28, and Michael Adebowale, 22, are charged with murdering Rigby as he walked back to Woolwich Barracks in London on 22nd May.
The pair are also accused of attempting to murder a police officer on the same day, as well as conspiracy to murder a police officer on or before that day.
Both deny the charges.
Members of far right groups the EDL and BNP have gathered outside the Old Bailey, demanding the re-introduction of the death penalty for Lee Rigby’s killers, calling themselves “Veterans Against the Islamification of the UK”.
