Two suspects are to stand trial charged with robbing and killing a man.
Shaun Lerche, 35, and Scott Adams, 47, allegedly attacked Austin Ironside in Skene Street, Aberdeen last August 3.
Prosecutors claim a knife was presented at the 25 year-old before he was restrained.
The pair are then accused of striking Mr Ironside on the head with a bottle and robbing him of items including money.
The man is said to have been left so severely hurt that he passed away on August 5 at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
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As well as the culpable homicide charge, Lerche alone separately faces two shoplifting allegations.
The case called for a short hearing at the High Court in Glasgow today where lawyers for the par pled not guilty on their behalf.
Prosecutor Leanne McQuillian went on to state: "A trial for May 2027 is suitable for the Crown and that is in Glasgow."
Judge Douglas Brown fixed that date for the case which could last around seven days.
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