Body of ‘murder’ victim found with ‘sleeping bag drawn tightly around him and covered in bruises’ in car park

THE body of a “murder” victim was found with a “sleeping bag drawn tightly around him and covered in bruises” in a car park, a court has heard.

Guy Levy, 51, was found in the multi-storey in Canterbury, Kent with blunt-force injuries to his head and body.

Four men have been charged with Guy’s murder, with one appearing at Maidstone Crown Court this morning.

The court was told yesterday how cops were called to the car park at 1.45pm on Easter Monday.

Prosecutor Martin Yale said police discovered Guy’s body face down inside a tent.

He had a sleeping bag drawn tightly around him, with bruising to his head and torso.

KentOnline reports that forensics officers attended the scene, with cops making door-to-door enquiries and examining car park CCTV.

Sobantu Sibanda, 27, from Whitstable was arrested in connection with Mr Levy’s death just hours after his body was found.

The following day, Gavin Houghton, 49, and Airidas Sakalauskas, 21, both from Canterbury, were also arrested.

All three were later charged with murder.

On Thursday, a fourth man – Keith Hall, 50, from Thanington, was arrested and two days later charged with Mr Levy’s murder.

Sibanda, Houghton and Sakalauskas appeared before Maidstone Crown Court yesterday, with Hall in the dock this morning.

All four have yet to enter a plea and will face a four-week trial, scheduled to be held at Canterbury Crown Court in October.

They have been remanded in prison until their next court appearance.