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Two people have appeared in court to deny their part in the alleged murder of a man who was kidnapped from his home in Birmigham in 2019.

West Midlands Police said Tomasz Samel, 45, was taken from his home in Raleigh Close, Handsworth, Birmingham , in a white van at about 8.45am on March 27, 2019.

Hours later at around 10.45pm on the same day, Mr Samel, originally from Poland, had suffered 75% burns.

He had been rushed to hospital by ambulance after seeking help as he banged on the door of a property in the village of Bickerstaffe, Lancashire.

He sadly died in a specialist hospital unit in Liverpool on June 21 of the same year.

Appearing at Birmingham Crown Court by video-link from HMP Nottingham on Friday, Kye Arthur, 34, from Bristol, denied conspiracy to kidnap, cons

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