A Polish national has appeared in court accused of murdering a 26-year-old man during a summer solstice event at a Bronze Age stone circle.
The body of Isaac Clare-Watts, from Nottingham, was found at the Nine Ladies Stone Circle in Stanton Lees, in the Peak District in Derbyshire, at around 1.38 pm on Monday, June 22, police have said.
Szymon Babynko, of Commonwealth Way, London, appeared before District Judge Jonathan Taaffe at Derby magistrates’ court on Monday and was remanded in custody to appear at the city’s Crown Court on Wednesday.
He has also been charged with attempted murder in relation to an incident in Hady Lane, Chesterfield, on Thursday, June 25.
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Derbyshire Constabulary believe a number of people were in the area over the weekend for the summer solstice and are urging anyone who was there between June 19 and 23, and anyone who has any video footage from the event during the same time period, to come forward.
The force has also asked anyone with dashcam footage of vehicles arriving and leaving over the weekend to contact officers.
In a previous statement, the Peak District National Park Authority said: "We have been made aware of the tragic news and the investigation is being handled by our colleagues at the East Midlands Special Operations Unit.
"Our condolences are with the young man’s family during this difficult time."
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