Teen to stand trial charged with murdering Glasgow pensioner
A teenager is to stand trial charged with murdering a pensioner at a flat in Glasgow.
A teenager is to stand trial charged with murdering a pensioner at a flat in Glasgow.
Imrich Joni is accused of killing 68 year-old Gordon Bolam in Pollokshields and then hiding the body.
The fatal attack is said to have occurred between June 29 and July 14 last year.
It is claimed the 19 year-old murdered the OAP having earlier been banned from going into Glasgow.
Prosecutors state Mr Bolam was struck on the head, neck and body with a knife and a mug or similar items.
Joni is further said to have inflicted blunt force injuries by “means unknown”
The allegation claims the teenager then placed a ligature around Mr Bolam's neck.
Joni faces a separate accusation of attempting to defeat the ends of justice.
It is said he hid the remains in a wardrobe piling clothes and bags on top of the body.
Joni also allegedly cleaned the flat to try and remove blood as well as ditching clothes, trainers and a knife.
Joni is further accused of breaching a bail order imposed by a sheriff on June 20.
A condition was said to be he did not enter Glasgow other than for the “purpose of attending court”.
He faces final charges of breaking into Edinbugh's Festival Threatre on July 30 or 31 and having bladed items in a public place.
His QC John Scott today entered not guilty pleas during a short hearing at the High Court in Glasgow.
Judge Lady Scott set a trial due to start on April 11 in Edinburgh.