Lord Janner has been declared unfit to stand trial over alleged child sex abuse offences due to his dementia, a senior judge has ruled.
Mr Justice Openshaw made the ruling at the Old Bailey on Monday after hearing details of the 87-year-old’s medical condition.
Lord Janner, who was not required to attend the hearing, remains on bail, while a trial of facts – where a jury decides whether the defendant committed the offences, but there can be no guilty verdict and no sentence – is expected to take place in April next year.
The former Board of Deputies president faces 22 charges. They relate to a series of historical sexual offences, the majority against young boys under the age of 16 in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
