Jockey Levi Williams Faces Murder, Manslaughter Charges After Newmarket Pub Fight

Levi Williams, a 26-year-old apprentice jockey, appeared in Cambridge Crown Court charged with the murder of 71-year-old Richard Wingrove following a fight outside the Waggon and Horses pub in Newmarket, Suffolk. Wingrove died ten days after the altercation, and Williams has now also been charged with manslaughter, with a plea hearing set for June 27 pending pathology evidence. The court did not require Williams to enter a plea at the initial hearing, and a trial date is provisionally set for September 15. Williams had previously been arrested for assault causing grievous bodily harm and was out on bail before being re-arrested and charged with murder. The incident involved four people, with other individuals arrested and bailed on related charges. The case remains under investigation, with further specialist pathology reports awaited to determine the cause of death.