Two men appear in court on York murder charge

Two York men have appeared at crown court charged with murder.

Curtis Turpin, 34, and Adam Hudson, 39, are accused of murdering 35-year-old Francis David McNally at a flat in Markham Crescent on Wednesday, October 27.

Both men appeared at Leeds Crown Court on Tuesday when they confirmed their names but have yet to enter formal pleas to the charge.

Turpin, of Markham Crescent, and Hudson, of Rowntree Avenue, were arrested following the discovery of Mr McNally’s body inside the flat last Wednesday after police were called to the quiet cul-de-sac in The Groves.

Judge Rodney QC Jameson adjourned the case for a plea hearing on November 15. A trial date was scheduled for April 26 next year.

Both men were remanded in custody.