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Man in court over Leicester street murder | Man in court over Leicester street murder |
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A 19-year-old man has appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court charged with the murder of Antoin Akpom. | A 19-year-old man has appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court charged with the murder of Antoin Akpom. |
Abdul Hakim, of Wood Hill in Leicester, was remanded in custody. | Abdul Hakim, of Wood Hill in Leicester, was remanded in custody. |
Mr Akpom, 20, a coach and former player at Leicester Nirvana FC, died on Thursday after being stabbed in the city's Kent Street. | |
Mr Hakim, who was wearing a blue sweater and white T-shirt, only spoke to confirm his name, age, address, and that he understood the charge. | Mr Hakim, who was wearing a blue sweater and white T-shirt, only spoke to confirm his name, age, address, and that he understood the charge. |
No application for bail was made. | No application for bail was made. |
Earlier, an inquest into the death of Mr Akpom was opened and adjourned in Leicester. | |
Fire deaths | Fire deaths |
The police are investigating whether there is a connection between Mr Akpom's death and a suspected arson attack in Wood Hill which killed a mother and her three teenage children. | The police are investigating whether there is a connection between Mr Akpom's death and a suspected arson attack in Wood Hill which killed a mother and her three teenage children. |
Shehnila Taufiq, who was in her 40s, her 19-year-old daughter Zainab, and sons Bilal, 17, and Jamal, 15, died in the blaze in the early hours of Friday. | Shehnila Taufiq, who was in her 40s, her 19-year-old daughter Zainab, and sons Bilal, 17, and Jamal, 15, died in the blaze in the early hours of Friday. |
Police are seeking more time to question an 18-year-old man arrested as part of their investigation. | |
A 49-year-old man has been released on bail. | |
Three women, aged 19, 20 and 27, were bailed on Monday. |