George Torr
BBC News, Derby
Reporting fromDerby Crown Court
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A household person told the BBC connected Wednesday that Mr Johal was "a smiler" and "a bully friend"
A antheral charged with execution aft a stabbing wrong a metropolis centre slope volition provisionally basal proceedings successful the New Year.
Haybe Cabdiraxmaan Nur, 47, of Western Road, Derby, was charged with the execution of Gurvinder Johal, 37, who was stabbed wrong Lloyds successful St Peter's Street conscionable aft 14:30 BST connected Tuesday.
Appearing via video nexus astatine Derby Crown Court from HMP Nottingham, Mr Cabdiraxmaan Nur was told by Judge Shaun Smith KC done a Somali interpreter helium volition provisionally basal proceedings connected 19 January 2026.
No exertion for bail was made.
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Flowers were near extracurricular Lloyds successful St Peter's Street wherever Mr Johal died
Judge Smith KC told Mr Cabdiraxmaan Nur connected Friday: "In the meantime, you volition beryllium remanded into custody."
The justice said the custody clip bounds would beryllium extended from November until the extremity of January 2026 successful bid for reports to beryllium submitted successful capable clip for immoderate proceedings - which is expected to past "two to 3 weeks".
The suspect was told helium volition look astatine Derby Crown Court again connected 15 August.
Derbyshire Police said a 2nd antheral successful his 30s, who was arrested successful transportation with the incident, was released without immoderate further enactment connected Thursday.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct confirmed it had received a referral from the unit successful narration to the case, but aboriginal said: "We person present notified the unit that it did not conscionable the threshold for a referral and was truthful not valid."