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German charged with stab murder

Matthew Pyke
Matthew Pyke ran a computer gaming web forum from Nottingham

A German man has been charged with stabbing to death a Nottingham student.

The body of 20-year-old Matthew Pyke was found at his flat in North Sherwood Street on 19 September.

David Marcel Heiss, 21, from Limburg, Hesse, was remanded in custody by Nottingham magistrates after being extradited from Germany on Tuesday.

Mr Pyke, originally from Stowmarket in Suffolk, ran a web forum for a computer game and had been due to start a degree course at Nottingham Trent University.

Mr Heiss, who has been charged with murder, will reappear at Nottingham Crown Court on 10 December.



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