The second man charged with the killing of Rainham father-of-three Michael Ugwa will remain in custody following a hearing today.
Michael, 29, was fatally assaulted at the Lakeside shopping centre in Thurrock on the afternoon of April 28.
Muhammad Khan, 54, of no fixed address, Ilford, was arrested on May 5 and subsequently charged with murder and affray.
No pleas were entered during a hearing at Basildon Crown Court today (May 10).
A 54-year-old woman - arrested along with Khan on suspicion of assisting an offender - has been released under investigation.
Khan is the second person to be charged with murder, and the third charged overall.
Brandon Lutchmunsing, 19, of Dagenham, has been charged with murder and affray.
Shannon Weston, 20, of Canewdon in Essex, is charged with assisting an offender.
Both appeared before Basildon Crown Court on May 6.
Khan, Lutchmunsing and Weston will appear before Basildon Crown Court for a plea and trial preparation hearing on July 1.
A provisional trial date of April 11, 2023 has been set.
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