THREE men have denied murdering Richard Price who was attacked in an alleyway near the Swan & Mitre pub in Bromley last Halloween.

Murat Karabeyaz, aged 25, of Burford Road, Catford; Michael Liddell, aged 20, from Ealing; Param-Jit Theara, aged 24, of Ross Way, Eltham; and Jagtar Johal, aged 36, of Blyth Road, Bromley, appeared at the Old Bailey this morning (January 11) charged with murder.

Theara did not enter a plea to the charge while the other three defendants pleaded not guilty.

Mr Price, 23, from Bromley, was found with head injuries in an alleyway off Bromley High Street on October 31 and died in hospital on November 3.

Karabeyaz, Liddell, Theara and Johal were remanded in custody and will next appear at the Old Bailey on March 1.