A man accused of murdering a journalist has been remanded in custody at Lewes Crown Court.
Lee Bamber, 22, has denied killing 56-year-old Jonathan Kendrick.
Mr Kendrick was found dead at his home in Waterloo Street, Hove, on October 11 last year. A post mortem revealed he died of head injuries.
During his career Mr Kendrick, a freelance journalist, worked for the BBC in Southampton and was a lecturer in journalism at Highbury College in Portsmouth.
He was also a former chairman of the Brighton and Mid Sussex branch of the National Union of Journalists.
Bamber, of Dorset Gardens, Brighton, was remanded in custody until April 28.
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