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Chard man denies murdering one-month-old son
A man has pleaded not guilty to murdering his one-month-old Bartlett, 38, is accused of killing Atticus Bartlett in Chard, Somerset, in July Bartlett, from Axminster, Devon, appeared at Bristol Crown Court on Friday. Judge Julian Lambert fixed a trial date of June 11 next year, with a trial estimate of four Avon and Somerset Police spokesperson previously said their officers were called to an address in Chard at about 23:30 BST on 16 July 2022. Atticus was taken to hospital in a critical condition, and died a week later.
The judge told the defendant: "You may now leave the dock on bail with your existing conditions."A further case management hearing will take place on November 28.
