Pair deny murdering Ben Hitchcock
TWO teenagers have denied murdering 16-year-old Ben Hitchcock in Beckenham last year.
Ben, of Blean Grove, Penge, died after being stabbed during a fight in Southend Road, on June 23 last year.
Royston Thomas, 18, of Sydenham, and Mitchell Elliott, 18, of Woolwich, pleaded not guilty to murder at the Old Bailey today (October 28).
They were remanded to face trial on May 26 next year.
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