Two men have pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of a man who died after he fell from a wall in Exeter.
Craig Melhuish, aged 38, of Pinces Square, Exeter, and Colin Smith, aged 34, of no fixed abode, appeared in person for the first time at Exeter Crown Court where they entered their pleas.
They both deny the manslaughter of Joseph Wake who died in an incident in Okehampton Street, Exeter on May 10 this year.
Mr Wake died at Derriford Hospital the next day and the two defendants were among four people arrested by detectives after the incident
Judge Francis Gilbert, QC, set a trial date for February next year and ordered a pre trial review for November 21. Both men were released on bail.
