A 17-year-old boy has appeared at the Old Bailey, accused of murdering 20-year-old Jesse Lloyd-Smith in an alleyway near his home in south-east London.
Judge Richard Marks KC set a plea hearing for October 22, with a provisional trial date scheduled for May 6, which is expected to last up to three weeks.

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The defendant has been remanded in custody. The case continues as investigations into the tragic incident proceed.

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