BREAKING: Sean Orrell has denied manslaughter
A man has denied manslaughter after a man died following an altercation outside a nightclub in Lancaster.
Joshua Hughes died from a head injury after he fell to the ground outside Glow, in Dalton Square, on June 12 2022. Emergency services were called to the scene at around 4:30am to find Mr Hughes seriously injured.Sean Orrell, 32, of Wigan Road, Leigh, is accused of unlawfully killing him. During a hearing at Preston Crown Court today , Hughes spoke only to confirm his name and enter a plea of not guilty to the charge. Members of Mr Hughes' family sat in the public gallery as Orrell appeared in the dock.
The Honorary Recorder of Preston, Judge Robert Altham, set a date for a trial to take place on December 4, 2023. He said he understood the delay would cause upset to Mr Hughes' family and put people's lives on hold, but it was the earliest available date.Read the latest from the courts
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