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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/two-in-court-over-iphone-killing.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Two men have appeared in court over the killing of robbery victim Keith Soons" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-two-in-court-over-iphone-killing.jpg" alt="Two men have appeared in court over the killing of robbery victim Keith Soons"/></a></p>
<p>Two men have appeared in court charged with the murder of a father of one believed to have been killed for his iPhone.</p>
<p>Michael Sexton, 27, and Richard Smith, 26, faced magistrates in Cheltenham accused of the murder and robbery of Keith Soons.</p>
<p>They appeared separately in the dock and during brief hearings both defendants spoke only to confirm their names, dates of birth, addresses and that they understood the charges.</p>
<p>Sexton, of Moors Avenue, and Smith, of Fairview Road, both Cheltenham, are jointly accused of the murder of Mr Soons and the robbery of his wallet, bank card, store card and iPhone 4 between February 4 and 6.</p>
<p>No applications for bail were made and magistrate John Williams, chair of the bench, remanded the pair into custody.</p>
<p>He ordered them to appear at Bristol Crown Court on February 22.</p>
<p>Mr Soons was stabbed in the head with what police believe was a screwdriver-type weapon in Cheltenham during the early hours of February 5.</p>
<p>The 36-year-old, from Gloucester, was found in Wellington Lane by a member of the public at around 8am. He died in hospital later that day.</p>
<p>Preliminary results from a post-mortem examination show that Mr Soons is likely to have died from a penetrative puncture wound to the side of his head.</p>
<p>Detectives believe this may have been caused by a screwdriver-type weapon as the fashion chain worker attempted to get his iPhone 4 back.</p>
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