Three men, including one from Watford, will stand trial next year after a fatal shooting.

Deria Hassan, 32, of Octavia Court, was charged with murder and arson after being arrested on April 30 this year, following the death of Tamba Momodu in Telford in 2020.

Mahamud Tarabi, also 32, of Scaraway Terrace, Glasgow, was arrested on the same day and charged with murder and arson.

Merje Ngoy, 24, of Thamesmead, was arrested in May and also faces the same charges.

All three men appeared at Stafford Crown Court on Wednesday (June 26) and pleaded not guilty to both charges.

Tamba Momodu.Tamba Momodu. (Image: SWNS)

They were remanded in custody and a trial date was set for January 2, 2025.

Tamba Momodu was 20-years-old when he was fatally injured in the car park of the Bridges Business Park in Horsehay, on Tuesday, October 13, 2020.

According to West Mercia Police, he was shot six times as he visited a gym.