Man denies manslaughter after alleged fatal altercation outside Barnsley pub

A man charged with manslaughter after an alleged altercation at a pub in Barnsley has pleaded not guilty.

Liam McGuire has been accused of killing 52-year-old Jonathan Round in an altercation outside the Star Hotel on Barnsley Road, Cudworth, on the night of September 11.

The 35-year-old, of Doncaster Road, Rotherham, appeared at Sheffield Crown Court on Monday (October 12) and denied the offence.

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A trial date has been set for March, 2027, with McGuire remanded in custody until then.

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