TEEN TO FACE TRIAL NEXT MONTH OVER FATAL STABBING
A 16 year-old boy accused of stabbing a man to death on a sports pitch is set to face trial next month.
The teenager is charged with the murder of 22 year-old Milad Golmakani in Kilburn, northwest London, on Wednesday April 20.
Iranian-born Mr Golmakani, of Winchester Mews, Swiss Cottage, north-west London, died from wounds to the chest and neck.
The youth, who cannot be named, is also accused of the attempted murder of a 17 year-old boy who was also stabbed in the arm during the same incident in Mortimer Crescent at around 4.50pm.
The 16 year-old appeared at the Old Bailey via videolink before Judge Martin Stephens QC.
He pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, attempted murder and wounding with intent.
The teenager, from Belsize Park, northwest London, is due to face trial on August 8.
He was remanded in custody.
