Man denies 16-year-old girl's takeaway murder

Wenjing Lin died at her family's takeaway restaurant

A man has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a 16-year-old girl at her family's Chinese takeaway.

Wenjing Lin died at the Blue Sky Chinese takeaway in Ynyswen, near Treorchy, Rhondda Cynon Taf, on 5 March.

Chun Xu denied murdering the high school student during a hearing at Cardiff Crown Court.

He also pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder of 38-year-old Yongquan Jiang.

The 31-year-old spoke only to confirm his name during the 30-minute hearing.

He is due to stand trial at Swansea Crown Court on 1 November.

Defendant Chun Xu pictured when he appeared at Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates' Court for an earlier hearing

Chun Xu is set to go on trial for murder in November