A DATE has been set for the trial of the man accused of murdering Neath dad Marcus Sheppard.
Nicholas John Sloots, aged 33, of Sable Avenue, Sandfields,
Port Talbot, spoke only to confirm his name during a brief hearing at Swansea Crown Court, and a provisional trial date of July 3 was set down.
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Mr Sheppard died following an incident in Dalton Road, Sandfields, in the early hours of Monday morning — the...
