A 21-year-old man has denied fatally stabbing a well-known flower seller.
James Peppiatt, 21, appeared at the Old Bailey charged with the murder of Tony Eastlake, known to his customers in north London as the “flower man of Islington”, on May 29 this year.
The defendant is the son of the victim’s girlfriend, who died on April 1, the court previously heard.
He will go on trial at the same court on July 18 next year, citing self-defence, the court heard.
Members of 55-year-old Mr Eastlake’s family were present in court as Peppiatt entered his plea.
