A man charged with the murders of two young jockeys who died in a fire at a flat was remanded in custody by magistrates in the United Kingdom today.
Peter Brown (37) appeared at Scarborough Magistrates Court for a brief hearing accused of murdering apprentices Jamie Kyne (18) and Jan Wilson (19) on September 15 this year.
Mr Kyne, from Co Galway, Ireland, and Ms Wilson, from Forfar, Scotland, died in the fire at a flats complex in Norton, near Malton, North Yorkshire.
Mr Brown, of School Croft, Brotherton, Knottingley, North Yorkshire, appeared in the glass-fronted dock flanked by three security officers for the three-minute hearing. He spoke only to confirm his personal details.
Magistrates remanded Mr Brown in custody to appear next at Leeds Crown Court on December 4th.
The deaths of the two young riders shocked the racing world and a series of tributes were held at race courses and yards across Britain and Ireland.
PA