Callum Wheeler, 22, allegedly bludgeoned 53-year-old Kent Police officer Julia James to death in Akholt Wood about 400m from her home in Snowdown, Kent on April 27 last year.
06:03 EDT, 13 May 2021
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Murdered PCSO Julia James was killed in an extremely violent and apparently random attack a court heard today.
The details emerged as the man accused of bludgeoning her to death was told he faces a four-week trial.
Callum Wheeler, 21, appeared at Maidstone Crown Court, Kent, via video link with London s Belmarsh Prison, having been charged on Monday.
Wearing a grey T-shirt and trousers with black mask, he simply replied Yeah when asked to confirm his name during the hearing in front of Judge Philip Statman, and sat flanked by prison officers and with his arms folded under his top.
Man accused of murdering PCSO Julia James to stand trial in November
Maidstone Crown Court heard that Julia James died as the result of an extremely violent and apparently random attack.
Julia James was found dead next to woods near her home on April 27
The man accused of killing PCSO Julia James is expected to stand trial in November.
Callum Wheeler, 21, appeared at Maidstone Crown Court, Kent, via video link with London s Belmarsh Prison, having been charged with murder on Monday.
Wearing a grey T-shirt and trousers with black mask, he simply replied Yeah when asked to confirm his name during the hearing in front of Judge Philip Statman.
10:57 EDT, 12 May 2021
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Police investigating the death of PCSO Julia James today searched drains and brought in sniffer dogs to the home of the man charged with her murder.
Forensic teams were at the Aylesham address given by Callum Wheeler, 21, for the fifth day running after his arrest.
He was charged with killing the 53-year-old police officer on Monday night after being arrested on Friday.
Since the start of the weekend police have been at his home searching through the property.
Today was the first time sniffer dogs, used to detect evidence invisible to the naked eye, were used in the procedure.
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