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Anthony Boyd denies murdering Robert Eacock

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Wednesday, 18 July 2018 07:26

A man accused of murdering 33-year-old Robert Eacock has admitted killing the Hereford father but denies murdering him.

Anthony Boyd from Willenhall has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty of manslaughter.

The 23-year-old appeared at Worcester Crown Court yesterday.

Boyd and 31-year-old Artaf Hussain from Tipton are both on trial for murdering Robert Eacock in Hereford in January this year.

Mr Eacock died in hospital from a single stab wound following the attack in Commercial Street.

The trial is expected to last for three weeks.

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