Man to stand trial over death of Oldbury teenager found 'seriously injured' in the street
Tividale man set to stand trial on murder charge
The trial date of a man who denies murdering a teenager found seriously injured on a street in Oldbury has been set.
Mohammed Azim, aged 41, is charged with the murder of Lily Whitehouse, who died in Oldbury on 5 November 5 last year.
She was hit by a vehicle on Old Park Lane, Oldbury at around at around 9.50pm and found in nearby Park Street with serious injuries of which she died at the scene.
Appearing at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Tuesday, Azim, spoke through an interpreter only to enter his not guilty plea to a single count of murder.
Azim was initially due to face trial on Whitehouse's birthday on 1 June, but the trial date was pushed back to 3 June and will be presided over by a Judge Michael Chambers with an expected length of seven days.
The custody time limit on Azim, of Tividale Road, Tividale was extended to June 12.