A new trial date has been set for a teenager accused of murdering a 62-year-old North East man.
The first trial of the 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was abandoned last week mid-way through the hearing at Teesside Crown Court.
Alan Garbutt, from East Cleveland, died following the fatal shooting at Helmsley House, Guisborough, last summer.
Fire crews and ambulance crews also attended the block of flats from around 2.20am on August 8, where the body of Mr Garbutt was discovered.
A 43-year-old man and a 28-year-old man previously arrested on suspicion of murder were released with no further action taken.
Four days into the original trial, High Court Judge Charles Bourne took the decision to discharge the jury and ordered a retrial.
A new date has been set for May 22 when the teenager will appear before the Recorder of Middlesbrough Judge Paul Watson KC.
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