A sixth man has appeared in court this morning charged with murder in connection with the death of Mohammed Feazan Ayaz, whose body was found two weeks ago today.

Haamed Ejaz, 28, of Tower Road, Shipley, appeared before magistrates earlier today charged with jointly murdering Mr Ayaz between June 29 and July 2, 2019.

The 20-year-old's body was found in Saffron Drive, Allerton, in the early hours of Monday, July 1.

Five men appeared last week, first at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court, then Bradford Crown Court, all charged with murdering Mr Ayaz at Unit 2, Denholme Business Centre, in Halifax Road, Denholme.

A man and a youth aged 16 are also accused of assisting an offender by helping to dispose of Mr Ayaz’s body.

Earlier today Haamed Ejaz appeared before magistrates, speaking only to confirm his name, address, date of birth and nationality to the court.

Ejaz, who has a beard and glasses, was wearing a grey sweatshirt when he appeared in court.

Shamaila Qureshi, prosecuting, told the court that Ejaz was charged with a "joint enterprise" murder.

Mirza Tahir Ayub, for Ejaz, said his client understood that the procedure was for matters to be dealt with at the Crown Court, with a first hearing scheduled for tomorrow.

Chairman of the bench Ashfaq Gulab said: "Mr Eyaz, matters are serious and the only venue for this matter is the Crown Court."

Eyaz is expected to join the timetable already set for the case.

A plea and trial preparation hearing has been fixed for August 9 and a trial lasting up to three months will begin on January 2.

Suleman Khan, 20 of Sandford Road, Bradford; Farrekh Ejaz, 30, of Tower Road Shipley; Robert Wainwright, 26, of no fixed address; Juanid Hussain, 27, of Silverhill Road, Bradford; and Raheel Khan, 27, of no fixed address, are also charged with murdering Mr Ayaz.

Shaoib Shafiq, 19, of Gladstone Street, Bradford Moor, and a 16-year-old Bradford youth, who cannot be named because of his age, have been jointly charged with assisting an offender.

A 47-year-old woman, arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, has been released on bail.

Two men aged 23 and 24, who were arrested for assisting an offender, were bailed pending further enquiries.

And two women, aged 21 and 28, who were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, have been released.

The 21-year-old woman was released without charge, and the 28-year-old was released under investigation.

Last week Bradford Crown Court heard that enquiries were ongoing as to charges of assisting an offender and that up to four more people were “anticipated” to face that allegation.