Murder trial over man stabbed to death outside Beeston supermarket is delayed by seven months due to coronavirus pandemic

A murder trial over the death of a man who was stabbed outside a Beeston supermarket has been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Kearon Barker and Omar Ishaq were due to go on trial on June 8 this year in relation to the death of 40-year-old Keith Harrower.

Mr Harrower, also known as Joshua French, died in hospital after he was stabbed outside Premier supermarket on Dewsbury Road shortly before 5.30pm on Thursday, December 12 last year.

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Barker, 31, and Ishaq, 34, are both charged with murder. Barker is also charged with possession of an offensive weapon. They deny all charges.

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Keith Harrower

The pair appeared in Leeds Crown Court on Friday for a hearing that lasted around 15 minutes.

A new trial date was provisionally listed for January 11 next year.

An alternative trial date in April was also briefly discussed.

Barker, of Cardinal Crescent, Beeston, appeared in court via a video link from custody in HMP Hull.

Ishaq, Low Lane, Horsforth appeared in court via a video link from HMP Leeds.