Three teenagers have denied murdering a man at a seaside resort during a "violent assault" involving rocks and a glass bottle. Kent Police were called to the Warden Bay Road area of Leysdown-on-Sea, on the Isle of Sheppey , after an altercation on August 10.

Alexander Cashford, 49, was confirmed dead at the scene, and police said he had multiple injuries to his body. A 16-year-old girl and two boys aged 14 and 16, all from London and thought to have been on holiday in Kent, were charged with his murder.

On Thursday (November 6), they appeared via videolink at Maidstone Crown Court where they confirmed their names and plea. The teenagers, who cannot be named because of their age, each accept they were present at the scene but deny any intent.

A six-week trial fixed for January 13

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