Two men will go on trial today over the murder of a university student outside a nightclub.
Ben Neilson, 21, died in hospital a week after being injured during a night out in Ashford, Kent, on April 20.
The Northumbria University student was home for the Easter holidays when the incident happened.
Zion Covey, 21, of Lynsted Close, Stanhope, and Gareth Powell, 20, of Bensted, Ashford, both deny murdering Mr Neilson and have also pleaded not guilty to his manslaughter.
They will go on trial at Maidstone Crown Court.
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