A PIE heir has denied stabbing his housemate to death in a Christmas Eve horror attack.
William Bush, 23, was discovered on Christmas Eve in a car park near the house in Cardiff he shared with Dylan Thomas.
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Thomas – the grandson of pie and property tycoon Sir Stanley Thomas and the heir to a £230million fortune – appeared at Cardiff Crown Court today.
The 24-year-old pleaded not guilty to a single count of murder.
He was remanded into custody ahead of a trial scheduled for November this year.
An inquest into William’s death heard previously how police were called to the car park following reports of a “stabbing incident”.
Paramedics attempted to save his life by giving him CPR until he was taken to hospital.
Sadly William died shortly after, with a cause of death given as multiple stab wounds to the neck and trunk.
Area coroner for South Wales Central Patricia Morgan adjourned the full inquest pending the “ongoing investigation”.
It came after William’s family paid tribute to the keen rugby player and golfer.
They said: “Our beloved Will was taken away from us in such a cruel and indescribable way.“Will was such a loyal, funny and caring son, brother and boyfriend.”
William, who worked as a surveyor with a commercial property firm, and Thomas previously attended the private Christ College in Brecon.
They lived together in a home jointly owned by Thomas’ grandparents and Welsh rugby star Sir Gareth Edwards.
Thomas, a computer programmer, is the grandson of Sir Gilbert Stanley Thomas – and the heir to a £230million pie industry fortune, including Peter’s Pies.
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