Pensioner murder case is adjourned
A judge has adjourned the case against a 22-year-old man from the Black Country accused of murdering a pensioner whose body was found at a Shropshire beauty spot.
Moses Christensen, from Oldswinford in Stourbridge, was remanded in custody at Stafford Crown Court today, and his case put back to January 8.
Christensen is charged with killing 70-year-old Staffordshire pensioner Richard Hall, whose body was found on August 14 near the summit of Brown Clee Hill.
The court heard Christensen is currently remanded to a secure psychiatric hospital on Merseyside.
Adjourning the brief proceedings, the Recorder of Stafford, Judge Kristina Montgomery QC, told the court: “This case will be re-listed for what will be a plea and trial preparation hearing on the 8th of January 2021.
“On that occasion the defendant will attend by a remote link from Ashworth Hospital.
"The defendant will enter his plea to the indictment and final preparations for his trial on the 23rd of February will be made.”
Christensen, of Corser Street, Stourbridge, also faces a charge of possessing a combat-style knife in a public place on August 13.
