Leeds man appears in court on murder charge over discovery of a body at his flat near to the Royal Armouries

James Thomas Macken appeared before Leeds Magistrates Court today over the death of Daniel Jeffrey.

The 32-year-old was found dead at Macken's flat on Balmoral Place, Bowman Lane, Hunslet, on Monday April 13 this year.

Macken, 53, appeared in court alongside two security officers for a hearing which lasted two minutes.

He wore a grey sweatshirt and grey bottoms and spoke only to confirm his name and state his address and date of birth.

No plea to the charge was entered and Macken was told the case was so serious it could only be dealt with in the Crown court.

Macken will appear before Leeds Crown Court via a video link on June 18.

No bail application was made and Macken was told he will remain in custody until that date.

A 53-year-old man was initially arrested on suspicion of selling drugs following the discovery of Mr Jeffrey's body and was later released on bail.

West Yorkshire Police were called to the flat by the ambulance service at about 3.45pm on April 13.

An investigation was launched as the death was treated as unexplained.