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Murder Suspect Michael Moore Appears via Video Link at Leeds Crown Court

He was remanded in custody pending a plea hearing set for September 5.

Overview

  • Moore was arrested at a Dewsbury Asda after an alleged armed robbery and then directed officers to Courtney Angus’s body in Batley.
  • He is charged with Angus’s murder along with offences of possession of a bladed article, affray and threatening with a blade in public.
  • The 37-year-old repeatedly insisted his name was Michael Doherty rather than Michael Moore during his first court appearance.
  • Judge Tom Bayliss KC remanded him in custody and scheduled a plea hearing for September 5.
  • A five-day trial is due to open on January 26 at Leeds Crown Court.