THE man accused of killing Jade Defoe has appeared at Redbridge Magistrates' Court today (April 29).

Christopher Farley, 33, of Kingswood Road, Leytonstone was charged with murder and has been remanded in custody.

Mr Defoe, who was 26, died on April 24 following a broad daylight attack on the Leytonstone/Stratford border.

He was the half-brother of Tottenham Hotspur and England footballer Jermain Defoe.