Five men plead not guilty to murdering Yeovil man
37-year-old Michael Wheeler had not been seen or heard from since August 24th last year.
Five men have denied murdering a man whose body was discovered more than a month after he was last seen.
37-year-old Michael Wheeler, from Yeovil, had not been seen or heard from since August 24th last year.
His body was discovered at a property in Yarlington near Wincanton on September 25th.
Five men - Mark Roberts, 38, Angus Warner, 32, Reuben Clare, 18, David Garland, 39, and Jack Rance, 28 - all pleaded not guilty to murdering Mr Wheeler on August 24 last year.
They also denied a charge of conspiracy to murder Mr Wheeler on a date between August 1 and August 25 last year.
The five defendants appeared before Bristol Crown Court for a plea and case management hearing.
Judge William Hart fixed a pre-trial review for March 21, while a trial has been listed to begin on April 28 before Mr Justice Linden.
They were all remanded into custody ahead of the trial.