A MAN has been remanded in custody after being charged with murder following a stabbing in Smith’s Wood last month.
Demus Marcus, 24, of no fixed address, was charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon, and appeared before Birmingham Magistrates Court on Saturday (April 20).
He will appear before Birmingham Crown Court on Tuesday (April 23).
Leneto Kellengbeck, 24, who leaves behind a two-year-old daughter, was found with critical injuries when police were called to Arran Way just after 11.15pm on March 29.
Leneto who lived nearby and was also known as Lenny, died a short time later.
A post-mortem revealed he died of multiple stab wounds.
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