Overview
- The body of 26-year-old Isaac Clare-Watts was found in grassland near the Nine Ladies Stone Circle on June 22, with police treating the death as a homicide.
- Mr Clare-Watts was formally identified by his mother at Leicester Royal Infirmary on June 24.
- Police have charged 23-year-old Szymon Babynko with the murder and with an attempted murder linked to a separate Chesterfield incident on June 25.
- Coroner Susan Evans opened an inquest on July 27 but said she has not received post-mortem results and suspended the hearing until the criminal case is resolved.
- The East Midlands Special Operations Unit is leading the investigation, police have renewed an appeal for witnesses and the suspect is due to appear at Derby Crown Court on September 25 with a trial expected in November 2026 or March 2027.