Three men were remanded in custody on Saturday charged with the murder of a man in east Belfast at Christmas time.
Matthew Goddard (41) was found dead in his house in Chobham Street in Belast on Christmas Eve. It has been reported that he was beaten to death with his own guitar.
Solicitor Hamill Clawson, acting for 25-year-old Christian Walker asked if he could be dealt with separately from brothers William Turner (35) and 29-year-old James Turner as there was “animosity” between the alleged killers.
District Judge Bernie Kelly refused the application, however, commenting that she was sure “The prison staff can deal with that situation”.
Walker and the Turner brothers are all jointly charged with the murder of Matthew Goddard on a date unknown between the 23rd and 24th of December last.
The Turner brothers are jointly charged on a further count of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Gareth Gratton on 23rd of December following an incident at licensed premises in east Belfast.
No bail applications were lodged and all three will appear again in court via video link on January 15th.