Two men appeared in court charged with conspiracy to commit robbery after a businessman was shot dead during a botched armed raid.
Akhtar Javeed, 56, was gunned down as he tried to fight off two masked raiders who burst into his distribution warehouse while he cashed up at 6.40pm.
The father-of-four was shot in the neck before the thugs made their getaway from his catering supplies firm empty-handed.
Armed police rushed to the scene and found Mr Javeed lying in a pool of blood outside Direct Source 3 Ltd in Digbeth near Birmingham city centre on February 3 this year.
The grandfather-of-one, from Upton Park, East London, was rushed to hospital but died a short time later.
Dutch national Sander van Aalten, 50, and Asif Aurangzaib, 25, appeared at Birmingham Crown Court charged with conspiracy to commit robbery.
Aurangzaib, of Lea Croft Road, Derby, and van Aalten, of Kyrwicks Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, stood to confirm their names during the 20-minute hearing.
Aurangzaib was bailed and van Aalten was remanded in custody until June 20 when they will appear again at the court to enter pleas.
Bailing Aurangzaib, Judge Philip Parker QC, said: "I am releasing you on bail to reappear at this court on that date. Failure to appear is a criminal offence and will result in imprisonment."
Businessman Suraj Mistry, 26, of Laundon Way, Leicester, and Lemar Wali, 18, of Osmaston Park Way, Derby - both charged with murder - did not enter pleas due to the prison having double-booked its video link facility.
Mistry's barrister, Martin Butterworth QC, said his client would deny murder, possession of a handgun and conspiracy to commit robbery.
Mistry is the director of a car body shop called ATS Detailing and Wrap Works Ltd which is based on Peter Baines Industrial Park in Derby.
On his Facebook page, he has posted pictures of luxury sports car including Lamborghinis and Ferraris in what appears to be the company's workshop.
There are also images of Mercedes and Audis being worked on posted on the Facebook page for ATS Detailing and Wrap Works Ltd, which has 206 'likes'.
Co-accused Wali, who lives in Derby where Mistry's business is based, lists himself as a fully-qualified mechanic on Facebook and has also 'liked' the ATS page.
