Overview

• Justice Rita Incerti accepted Johnson’s age and health as exceptional circumstances and imposed a $500,000 surety, 9pm–6am curfew, regular police reporting and a ban on Framlingham Forest
• The judge acknowledged triable issues in the prosecution’s case but ruled that strict bail conditions mitigate any risk of interference
• Prosecutors will lean on co-accused Glenn Fenwick’s guilty plea and reduced sentence in exchange for his testimony, though the defence disputes his inconsistent accounts
• Corroborating evidence cited includes an imitation pistol seized from Johnson’s home and CCTV footage showing him grading the victim’s driveway shortly after the alleged murder
• A committal hearing is set for January 2026 to scrutinise the admissibility and reliability of the evidence before any trial