A 15-year-old youth and a 20-year-old man have been remanded in custody charged with the murder of a factory worker who was attacked as he returned home from a shop.
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, and his co-defendant Carl Keatley spoke only to confirm their personal details during a 90-minute hearing at Tamworth Magistrates' Court.
Keatley, an amputee who was wearing a prosthetic leg, and the youth are both accused of murdering Michael Eccles in Lichfield, Staffordshire.
Mr Eccles, 43, died in hospital on Monday from multiple injuries after allegedly being kicked and stamped on near his home in Weston Road.
The father-of-five, a production manager at a local steel company, was found lying unconscious in the street at about 8pm on Sunday after visiting a shop to buy a bottle of wine.
Magistrates rejected bail applications made on behalf of both Keatley, of Greencroft, Lichfield, and the 15-year-old boy, who is also from the city.
Both defendants were ordered to appear at Stafford Crown Court for a preliminary hearing on February 6.
