Sarah Payne suspect pleads not guilty

The man accused of killing eight-year-old Sarah Payne has pleaded not guilty to her kidnap and murder.

The man accused of killing eight-year-old Sarah Payne has pleaded not guilty to her kidnap and murder.

Mr Roy William Whiting, 42, appeared before Judge Richard Brown during a 15-minute hearing at Lewes Crown Court in East Sussex in Britain.

 Bertie Ahern
Sarah Payne

Sarah, from Hersham, Surrey, disappeared near her grandparents' home in Kingston Gorse, East Preston, West Sussex, on July 1 last year.

Her partially-buried body was found 16 days later a short distance from the A29 near Pulborough, West Sussex.

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Mr Whiting, formerly of St Augustine's Road, Littlehampton, last appeared before the court on February 19.

Judge Brown set a trial date for November 13 at the court but ordered Mr Whiting to appear again at Lewes Crown Court on Friday September 7.

He was again remanded in custody.

PA