Two deny murder of man shot outside silent disco
Leroy Mitchell was killed in a car park in Croydon in October 2021
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Two men have denied murdering a father-of-three who was shot as he left a silent disco in south London.
Leroy Mitchell, 35, was killed in a car park in Birdhurst Road, Croydon, just before 05:00 (GMT) on 2 October 2021. He had been at a headphone party at a house on the same road before his death.
Cimarron Dume-Gooden, 32, and Alpacino Veii, 29, each pleaded not guilty to a charge of murdering Mr Mitchell and perverting the course of justice when they appeared at the Old Bailey on Wednesday.
It is alleged they attempted to pervert the course of justice by setting a BMW alight and destroying the clothing inside it and also by hiding at addresses in Walsall and Somerset.
Dume-Gooden, of no fixed address, and Veii, of Southwark, south-east London, were ordered to next appear for a further preliminary hearing on 26 September.
A six-week trial is due to begin in February 2026.
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