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24/10/2005
Two charged over Clapham Common murder
Two men have appeared in court, charged with the murder of London barman Jody Dobrowski.
Thomas Pickford, 25, who is homeless and unemployed and Scott Walker, 33, a decorator from Clapham were both arrested on Friday night.
They were remanded in custody at South Western Magistrates Court on Monday and are due to repapear at the Old Bailey on January 31.
Mr Dobrowski, a 24-year-old assistant bar manager from southeast London, was beaten to death on Clapham Common on October 14.
He died from severe head, neck and facial injuries, sustained in what is believed to have been a homophobic attack.
Last week, three teenagers – two aged 17 and one aged 13 – were arrested in connection with the murder. They were later released on police bail.
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Thomas Pickford, 25, who is homeless and unemployed and Scott Walker, 33, a decorator from Clapham were both arrested on Friday night.
They were remanded in custody at South Western Magistrates Court on Monday and are due to repapear at the Old Bailey on January 31.
Mr Dobrowski, a 24-year-old assistant bar manager from southeast London, was beaten to death on Clapham Common on October 14.
He died from severe head, neck and facial injuries, sustained in what is believed to have been a homophobic attack.
Last week, three teenagers – two aged 17 and one aged 13 – were arrested in connection with the murder. They were later released on police bail.
(KMcA/SP)
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