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Court hearing adjourned for pair charged with murdering Wolverhampton father

The court case of a man and woman charged with murdering a father in Wolverhampton has been adjourned until later this year.

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Artura Busma

Simon Wilkins, 27, and Jodie Rafferty, 33, were due to enter pleas at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Mondayover the death of Artura Busma - who was found beaten to death in a flat on Tettenhall Road, in Wolverhampton, on April 23.

Police outside flats on Tettenhall Road

However the plea and trial preparation hearing for both defendants, who are of different addresses on Tettenhall Road, has now been pushed back until December 14 at the same court.

The trial, which was scheduled to take place on October 26, has also been delayed with a new provisional date set for March 1.

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