TWO men charged with the murder of a Southampton man earlier this year have pleaded not guilty.

Shkelzen ‘Genny’ Dauti, 21, was found injured in Gilpin Close, Thornhill, with a stab wound to his chest in March.

Mr Dauti later died at Southampton General Hospital.

Mr Dauti was better known as Genny and was originally from Albania. Prior to his death, he had been living in Southampton.

Both Christopher Jones and Lee Marc Williams pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder.

Christopher Jones, 27, of Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales, was spoken to via video link, and Lee Marc Williams, 27, of Lixwm Village, Flintshire, North Wales, appeared in person at Winchester Crown Court.

The trial date has been set for October 30, and will take place at Winchester Crown Court.