Two men in court charged with murdering father in Chelmsford

Two men person appeared successful tribunal charged with the execution of a begetter who was assaulted successful a street.

Kieran Shepherd, 30, died successful Meadgate Avenue successful Chelmsford, Essex, connected October 15.

Prosecutors told Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court that a subordinate of the nationalist recovered Mr Shepherd unresponsive.

Essex Police antecedently said firearms officers were deployed aft receiving a telephone astir the reported battle astatine astir 12.30pm.

Joseph Dawe, 20, of Greenland Gardens, Great Baddow and Zack O’Keeffe, 19, of Stafford Green, Langdon Hills, Basildon, some appeared earlier Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court connected Monday.

The 2 men, some wearing grey prison-issue tracksuits, spoke lone to corroborate their names, dates of commencement and addresses.

They were not asked for a plea to the complaint of murder.

District justice Christopher Williams remanded some of them into custody to look earlier Chelmsford Crown Court connected Wednesday for a preliminary hearing.

A 3rd defendant, Harrison Carpenter, appeared earlier Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court connected Saturday accused of murdering Mr Shepherd.

The 19-year-old, of Ben Wilson Link, Springfield, was owed to look earlier Chelmsford Crown Court connected Monday for a preliminary hearing.

In a connection released done police, Mr Shepherd’s household said: “Kieran was a benignant and loving son, brother, and father, his nonaccomplishment has near a monolithic spread successful the lives of his household and friends.

“Our lives volition ne'er beryllium the aforesaid without him, helium volition beryllium everlastingly successful our hearts.”