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| Man in court over airfield death | |
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| A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a hunt supporter who was hit by a gyrocopter propeller. | |
| Trevor Morse, 48, from Alderminster, Warwickshire, died at the scene of the incident at Long Marston airfield near Stratford-upon-Avon on Monday. | Trevor Morse, 48, from Alderminster, Warwickshire, died at the scene of the incident at Long Marston airfield near Stratford-upon-Avon on Monday. |
| Bryan Griffiths, 54, an anti-hunt campaigner, from Bedworth in Warwickshire, appeared before magistrates in Nuneaton. | |
| He was remanded in custody to appear at Warwick Crown Court on 23 March. | |
| The court was told that heating technician Mr Griffiths was a member of an anti-hunt animal rights campaign and worked as a volunteer hunt monitor, liaising with police. | |
| 'Collision filmed' | |
| A second man held on suspicion of murder has been released on police bail while inquiries continue. | A second man held on suspicion of murder has been released on police bail while inquiries continue. |
| The two men were arrested at the airfield at the time of the collision, about 1500 GMT. | |
| Mr Morse was struck by a rear-mounted propeller and died "virtually immediately" magistrates heard. | |
| The incident was also filmed on a video camera by an eyewitness. | |
| A post-mortem examination carried out at the University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire revealed he died from severe head injuries. |