Man pleads not guilty to Halesowen pensioner's murder
A man has denied murdering a pensioner in his own home in the Black Country.
Adris Mohammed is accused of murdering 78-year-old David Varlow, who was found dead at his home, in Manor Lane, Halesowen, on November 15 last year.
At Birmingham Crown Court on Monday, Mohammed pleaded not guilty to murder, fraud, and attempted burglary at Mr Varlow’s home on October 24 and burglary on November 3.
Judge Melbourne Inman QC told Mohammed, of Icknield Port Road, Hockley, in Birmingham, the trial will start on April 25.
He remanded the defendant, 44, in custody until then.