Homeless man denies New Year's Day murder outside Leeds tower block
A homeless man has denied killing a man outside a block of flats in Leeds on New Year’s Day.
Scott Silkstone appeared at Leeds Crown Court this afternoon where he pleaded not-guilty to the murder of 55-year-old Dwayne Tuohey in Burmantofts.
Silkstone will now stand trial on July 13. The trial is expected to last up to seven days.
The 51-year-old was remanded back into custody.
Police were called to Gargrave Court at 8.14am on Thursday, January 1, following reports of a street attack.
It was thought that the victim had been targeted while laid on the floor.
Officers attended the location promptly and found Mr Tuohey with serious injuries.
He was taken to hospital where he was sadly pronounced dead a short time later.
Following enquiries, Silkstone, of no fixed address, was arrested and taken into custody.
A second man and woman, both aged 42, were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, and they were later released without charge.