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Suspect's bail set at $5 million in Blaze Bernstein murder case

Samuel Woodward will be formally charged with the killing in November

September 18, 2018 12:43
Samuel Woodward
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A judge has set bail for the suspected killer of Jewish student Blaze Bernstein at $5 million (£3.81 million).

Samuel Woodward, 21, will be formally charged with the murder at an arraignment hearing in California on November 9.

KABC also reported on Monday that Mr Woodward had requested a public defender.

Mr Woodward is accused of stabbing Mr Bernstein 19 times in his neck in what prosecutors say illustrated his suspected homophobia and ties to the Atomwaffen Divison, an armed fascist group in California.