A man and a woman charged with the murder of a homeless person in a Dover cemetery appeared in court today.
The body of Piotr Lacheta. 55, was found in Cowgate Cemetery in Albany Place, Dover, on the morning of Tuesday 1st October. Two people of no fixed abode, 47-year-old Claire Lunn and 37-year-old Justin Burnett, were charged with his murder yesterday and were remanded in custody.
The pair appeared in Margate Magistrates Court today, where they entered no plea. They will appear at Maidstone Crown Court next Tuesday.
Officers received reports of shouting at the scene of the murder at 10:40pm on Monday night, but did not attend the scene. Kent Police have referred themselves to the Independent Office for Police Conduct and are appealing for witnesses.
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