A MURDER suspect accused of killing his partner's mother and attempting to kill his partner is due in court next week to enter a plea after a delay to the case.
Damian Homer is charged with the murder of Wendy Hill and the attempted murder of her daughter, Stacey Hill during an incident at Haresfield Close in Warndon.
The 50-year-old of Haresfield Close in Warndon, Worcester, had been due to appear at Worcester Crown Court today for a plea hearing but the case has now been moved to Northampton Crown Court on June 11.
We reported on the last occasion how he appeared in court one before Judge James Burbidge KC via a large videolink screen as the case was listed for a plea and trial preparation hearing.
The charges are in relation to the death of 61-year-old Wendy Francis and injuries sustained by her daughter, Stacey Hill, at an address in Haresfield Close on Saturday, March 2.
Stacey Hill, aged 38, was found with life-threatening injuries but her condition was later described as stable.
Throughout the hearing Homer, wearing a dark t-shirt, sobbed and shook while clutching a book in one hand. At one stage he held his head in his hands and on another he wiped his face with a tissue.
The case was prosecuted by Siobhan Collins. Homer was represented by Timothy Hannam KC.
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The clerk asked him if he was Damian Homer and he replied 'I am' before details of the indictment were read out by his advocate who requested an adjournment.
Mr Hannam requested an adjournment for a psychiatric report to consider issues of fitness to plead.
A date for a trial - if required - had already been set, starting on Tuesday, August 27. Homer's custody time limit was announced as September 2.
In the meantime, Homer was remanded in custody.
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