TWO men have appeared in court charged with murdering "body in the boot" victim Colin Francis.
Charles Nicholls, 56, and Michael Gould, 35, both of Cleveland Road, Basildon, who were dressed in matching sky-blue tracksuits, spoke only to confirm their names, ages and addresses as they stood in the dock.
They are accused of beating 46-year-old Mr Francis to death at his home in Cleveland Road between November 4 and 6 this year.
The body of the deceased was found inside the boot of a car parked outside the Barge pub in Battlesbridge at about 9pm on Friday November 6.
Basildon magistrates remanded Nicholls and Gould in custody until December 15.
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