Third man to stand trial in double murder case
West Midlands PoliceA third man is set to go on trial in connection with the murder of two men in Wolverhampton.
Duaine Mills, 28, and Syed Zain Ali, 32, were shot in Leicester Street during the early hours of 19 September.
Samir Patel, 42, has appeared at Wolverhampton Crown Court and denied a charge of assisting an offender after being arrested in Walsall in January.
His application for bail was refused.
Mohammed Maneer Khan has been charged with their murders, and is also accused of attempted murder and two firearms offences.
A second man, Yaseen Patel, 34, from Birmingham, has previously been charged with assisting an offender.
Their trial is expected to start on 20 July and last three weeks.
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