Two men today pleaded not guilty to killing a popular Keighley musician found seriously injured in the street.
Bassist Kevin O'Brien, 31, was discovered in Oakworth Road, Keighley, in the early hours of Sunday, January 13, and died later in hospital from his injuries.
Dean Swan, 31, of Acres Street, Knowle Park, and Andrew Graham, 22, of Aireville House, North Street, both Keighley, today denied a charge of manslaughter when they appeared at Bradford Crown Court.
They also pleaded not guilty to robbing a woman of her handbag and assaulting her causing actual bodily harm. All the offences were alleged to have taken place on January 13 this year.
A date for the trial, expected to last ten days, has been set for July 14.
Both men were remanded in custody by the Recorder of Bradford, Judge Stephen Gullick, along with 21-year-old Debi Graham, of Acres Street, Knowle Park, who faces the same charges but did not enter pleas.
Judge Gullick said she would have to appear in court on May 16 when her legal counsel would apply to dismiss the charges against her.
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