High Court Judge Justice Riyaz Hamza will set the trial date next Friday for two men who allegedly murdered a 30‑year‑old man in Navua in September last year.

William Peter Pickering and Kiriata Nangintabuariki are each charged with one count of murder.

It is alleged that during a drinking party Pickering and Nangintabuariki murdered a 30-year-old man in Vuninokonoko, Navua in September last year.

Bail has been extended for both men.