Two teens and man deny petrol station murder

Mark DentenNorth East and Cumbria correspondent
News imageSupplied Daniel Ambler, a 23-year-old man with short dark hair, wearing spectacles and a grey hoodie. He is standing in what looks like a living room. There is pink and grey wallpaper on the wall behind him.Supplied
Daniel Ambler was found with serious injuries in Seaham

Two teenagers and a man have denied murdering a 23-year-old who was hit by a car at a petrol station.

Daniel Ambler was found with serious injuries at the New Seaham Service Station forecourt in County Durham on 15 January and later died at the scene.

Barry Anderson, 51, and Ashton Anderson, 19, from Easington Colliery, along with Barry Logan Anderson, 18, from Peterlee, appeared before Teesside Crown Court via a video link. All three pleaded not guilty to murder and not guilty to violent disorder.

No pleas were entered for two 17-year-old boys, who are also charged with murder and violent disorder.

They cannot be named for legal reasons.

A trial date was set for 19 October and all the defendants were remanded in custody.

Daniel Ambler's family previously described him as a "kind-hearted soul" who was popular among his friends.

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