Summer solstice murder accused charged with assault

A man accused of murdering another man at a summer solstice event in the Peak District has been charged with two counts of assault.

Szymon Babynko, a 24-year-old Polish national, was charged with the murder of Isaac Clare-Watts in September, after the 26-year-old's body was found in the area of the Nine Ladies Stone Circle in Stanton Lees at 13:38 BST on 22 June.

Babynko, formerly of Commonwealth Way in London, pleaded not guilty at Chesterfield Magistrates' Court on Tuesday to two assault charges, which are alleged to have occurred near the Nine Ladies Stone Circle on 23 June.

Derbyshire Police said the case was adjourned, and Babynko is next due to appear at Derby Crown Court on 8 December.

Babynko is also charged with attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon following an incident in Hady Lane, Chesterfield, on 25 June.

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