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Fame Under Fire

Fame Under Fire

Why has D4vd’s preliminary hearing been pushed back again?

13 May 2026

14 minutes

Available for over a year

D4vd returned to court for a status hearing amid discovery delays and the huge volume of evidence in the case.

The singer, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, faces charges including murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14, and unlawful dismemberment of human remains. The preliminary hearing has now been delayed until 29 June.

D4vd has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Host: Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty

Series Producer: Louise Clarke

Senior Impact Producer: Melanie Stewart Smith

Digital Journalist: Daniel Raza

Digital Researcher: Leona Gasper

Researcher: Helena Warwick-Cross

Technical Producer: Cameron Ward

Editor: Clare Fordham

Commissioning Producer: Adam Eland

Assistant Commissioner: Chris Walsh-Heron

Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts