Ian Staves: Six men to face trial over alleged Wootton murder plot

Ian Staves was found dead in Wootton on 12 September 2022

Six men charged with plotting to murder a man in North Lincolnshire are set to face trial in September.

Ian Staves, 44, was found dead at his home in Cherry Lane, Wootton, at about 12:20 BST on 12 September 2022.

The men, from Hull, Scunthorpe and Doncaster, were charged on Friday with conspiracy to commit murder, a Humberside Police spokesperson previously said.

At Hull Crown Court on Monday, all six men were further remanded in custody.

A plea and trial preparation hearing is due to take place on 2 May.

The charged men are:

• Nicholas James St Clair, 34, of Castle Grove, Hull

• Bobby Gibson, 18, of Woodcock Street, Hull

• Aaron Windas, 39, of Anlaby Road, Hull

• Celestino Furtado, 36, of Waterloo Street, Hull

• Jamie Smith, 33, of Skippindale Road, Scunthorpe

• Patrick Joseph Smith, 27, previously of Doncaster

Humberside Police said Mr Furtado had also been charged with three firearms offences.