Michael Warham murder case adjourned
The case of a 19-year-old man charged with the murder of a teenager in Shrewsbury has been adjourned until next month.
Declan Graves made a brief appearance for a preliminary hearing at Stafford Crown Court today via video link from Brinsford Young Offenders' Institution.
Judge Michael Chambers QC adjourned the case until September 23 for a plea and trial preparation hearing and the court heard that any trial will not take place until February next year.
Graves, of Dymchurch Road, Liverpool, is alleged to have murdered 16-year-old Michael Warham in Shrewsbury earlier this month.
The victim, from the Bootle area of Merseyside, was found in Wayford Drive, Meole Brace, shortly before 10pm on August 1.
He had suffered a stab wound to the chest and died at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital on August 4.
Four other people arrested in connection with the murder investigation remain on police bail.
