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Ranjith Kankanamalage had lived in Tower Hamlets for a number of years
A man has denied killing a man in a hammer attack in an east London cemetery.
Ranjith Kankanamalage, 51, was found with fatal head injuries in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park on 15 August.
Erik Feld, 36, of Tredegar Road, Tower Hamlets, appeared at the Old Bailey via video-link where he pleaded not guilty to murder.
Mr Feld was remanded in custody and a trial date was set for 6 March 2023.
A further case management hearing will also take place on 15 July.
A 36-year-old has appeared in court charged with murder after a man was found dead in a cemetery.
The body of Ranjith Kankanamalage was found on the morning of 16 August in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park in east London.
A post-mortem examination found the 50-year-old died from blunt-force trauma to the head.
Erik Field, 36, of Tredegar Road, London, appeared at Thames Magistrates' Court and was remanded in custody.
He is due to appear at the Old Bailey on 25 January.
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-60095445
In Spanish:
En Londres Reino Unido inicia el juicio contra Erik Feld, de 36 años, quien es acusado del asesinato por homofobia contra Ranjith Kankanamalage, hombre gay de 51 años, procedente de Sri Lanka, quien en agosto del año pasado fue matado con mas de 11 golpes de martillo en la cabeza tras ser emboscado en un parque conocido por ser area de cruising gay. El acusado no aceptó los cargos
Ranjith Kankanamalage had lived in Tower Hamlets for a number of years
A man has denied killing a man in a hammer attack in an east London cemetery.
Ranjith Kankanamalage, 51, was found with fatal head injuries in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park on 15 August.
Erik Feld, 36, of Tredegar Road, Tower Hamlets, appeared at the Old Bailey via video-link where he pleaded not guilty to murder.
Mr Feld was remanded in custody and a trial date was set for 6 March 2023.
A further case management hearing will also take place on 15 July.
A 36-year-old has appeared in court charged with murder after a man was found dead in a cemetery.
The body of Ranjith Kankanamalage was found on the morning of 16 August in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park in east London.
A post-mortem examination found the 50-year-old died from blunt-force trauma to the head.
Erik Field, 36, of Tredegar Road, London, appeared at Thames Magistrates' Court and was remanded in custody.
He is due to appear at the Old Bailey on 25 January.
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-60095445
In Spanish:
En Londres Reino Unido inicia el juicio contra Erik Feld, de 36 años, quien es acusado del asesinato por homofobia contra Ranjith Kankanamalage, hombre gay de 51 años, procedente de Sri Lanka, quien en agosto del año pasado fue matado con mas de 11 golpes de martillo en la cabeza tras ser emboscado en un parque conocido por ser area de cruising gay. El acusado no aceptó los cargos
