Dead man named in Leeds house murder investigation
Leeds Crown Court heard the man found dead at a house on Bexley Mount, Harehills, Leeds, was 40-year-old Stawomir Burdalski.
Bartlomiej Dedek, 34, appeared before the court where he is charged with murdering Mr Burdalski in the early hours of Sunday, February 12.
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Dedek, of Bexley Mount, appeared in court on screen via a videolink from Armley Prison.
He pleaded not guilty to murder and will go on trial on August 14 this year
No application for bail was made and Dedek was returned to custody after the hearing.
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Three other men, aged 46, 50 and 51, and 40-year-old woman were also arrested on suspicion of murder after the incident but have been released without charge.