Soccer: Defendants fail to appear at Leeds fans stabbing trial

An Istanbul court today postponed the trial of five Turks charged with stabbing two Leeds United soccer fans to death last year after three suspects failed to appear.

An Istanbul court today postponed the trial of five Turks charged with stabbing two Leeds United soccer fans to death last year after three suspects failed to appear.

Presiding Judge Iskender Tepebasi said he was postponing the trial to February 11 to give the absent defendants a final chance to appear in court.

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