AN Axminster postman charged with the murder of his one-month-old son in Chard will face trial next year.
Tony Bartlett, 38, of Axminster, Devon, is accused of killing his son Atticus Bartlett in Chard, Somerset, on July 23, 2022.
Bartlett appeared before Bristol Crown Court for a plea and trial preparation hearing on Wednesday, April 16 where he did not enter a plea to the murder charge.
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A trial date of June 22, 2026, was fixed and it is expected to last three weeks.
Judge Peter Blair KC, the Recorder of Bristol, fixed a further case management hearing of June 20 and released Bartlett on conditional bail.
Officers were called by paramedics to an address in Chard at around 11.30pm on July 16, 2022.
The baby was taken to hospital in critical condition and died there on July 23, police previously confirmed.
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