An Old Bailey Judge has said that criminal proceedings against the late Lord Janner, over charges of sex abuse, have now ended because of his death. The case against the former Labour MP, charged with 22 sexual offences dating back to the 1960s against nine boys and men, was set to be heard in a trial of the facts from which Lord Janner would be absent because of his dementia. Following his death in December, prosecutors suggested the trial could go ahead posthumously. But on Friday the trial of the facts, which was due to take place in April, was shelved by prosecutors. The alleged victims have hit out at the decision to drop court proceedings saying it amounted to “an establishment cover-up from day one”. A lawyer for some of the alleged victims has said that they were “devastated”. Meanwhile, the BBC interviewed dozens of men and women who lived in children’s homes in Leicestershire in the 70s and 80s, and reported on Friday that 12 former residents had claimed they were abused by Janner. The Guardian reports: The BBC reported that lawyers were now representing at least 20 men and one woman, including the 12 residents of children’s [...]