Murder trial date fixed in case of 24-year-old woman found at West Midlands address

Man, 19, previously pleaded not guilty to killing a 24-year-old woman at address on the Sandwell-Dudley boundary

The trial date has been fixed for a the man alleged to have killed a 24-year-old woman at a West Midlands address.

Police at the scene of a murder in Barncroft Road, Oldbury, on Sundayplaceholder image
Police at the scene of a murder in Barncroft Road, Oldbury, on Sunday

The body of Maria Saceanu was found at a house in Barncroft Road in Tividale, Oldbury on the Sandwell-Dudley border at about 2.30am on December 21 last year.

On Friday(4) defendant Benjamin Day, from Worcestershire, appeared at Wolverhampton Crown Court for a preliminary hearing.

A trial date has been listed for October 5.

The case against Day of Yeadon Close in Redditch was adjourned until then.

Day has previously pleaded not guilty to murdering Miss Saceanu who was confirmed dead after the emergency services were called to the house.

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