D4vd Preliminary Hearing: Wrap-up

Fame Under Fire’s resident trial attorney Shaun Kent talks to Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty about the legal questions raised by the D4vd preliminary hearing.

Includes some disturbing content that some listeners and viewers may find distressing.

Shaun and Anoushka examine possible strategies the defence could use at trial and whether D4vd could enter a plea.

The singer, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, is charged with murder, unlawful dismemberment and continuous sexual abuse of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose body was found decomposing in the front trunk of a Tesla linked to him.

David has pleaded not guilty and denies all charges.

If you’ve been affected by anything in this episode and you’re in the UK, details of organisations that can provide help and support are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline.

Host: Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty

Series Producer: Louise Clarke

Senior Impact Producer: Melanie Stewart Smith

Digital Journalist: Leona Gasper

Researcher: Helena Warwick-Cross

Production coordinator: Phoebe Lomas

Technical Producer: Cameron Ward

Editor: Clare Fordham

Commissioning Producer: Adam Eland

Assistant Commissioner: Chris Walsh-Heron

Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts