Two in court over killing of man assaulted outside railway station
TWO MEN have appeared in court charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of a man alleged to have been assaulted outside Leeds railway station.
Jamie Loftus, 28, and Daniel Goodall, 42, appeared before Leeds Magistrates’ Court yesterday over the death of 39-year-old Terry Bailey.
Mr Bailey was injured during an incident on New Station Street in the early hours of Monday and died in hospital a short time later.
The defendants appeared in the dock for separate hearings yesterday morning. Neither of the men entered pleas to the charge.
Loftus appeared in the dock first and spoke to confirm his name and date of birth.
When asked his address he replied: “Homeless at the moment.”
Goodall spoke to confirm his name and age, then gave his address as Poplar Mount, Bramley.
Prosecutor Christopher Styles said the case against both defendants was in relation to a “fist fight in the street with multiple blows to the victim’s head”.
Adrian Pollard, for Goodall, said it was likely that defence counsel would be seeking a second post mortem. He described CCTV evidence in the case as “very important”.
District judge Paul Currer told the men that the case was too serious to be dealt with in the magistrates’ court.
The case was committed to Leeds Crown Court where both defendants will next appear on September 28. No applications for bail were made and Loftus and Goodall were remanded into custody until the next court appearance.
British Transport Police, which led the investigation, said Mr Bailey had an address in south Leeds but was known to sleep rough. But his family said it was wrong to describe him as homeless.