A MAN has appeared in court this morning charged with the murder of a 37-year-old found dead in a Brighton flat.

Carlo Dawes, 34, of Taunton Road, Bevendean, spoke only to confirm his name, age and address during the brief hearing at Brighton Magistrates’ Court.

Mr Dawes, who was flanked by two guards in the dock, has been charged with murdering Liverpool man Graham Pethard.

He did not enter a plea and was remanded in custody to appear at Lewes Crown Court on Wednesday (9).