First photos of two men accused over death of Kayleigh Haywood after body is found in field

These are the two men charged in connection with the death of schoolgirl Kayleigh Haywood.

The 15-year-old’s body was found in a field in Ibstock, Leics, on Wednesday – five days after she vanished.

Stephen Beadman, 28, a landscape gardener, was charged with Kayleigh’s murder and rape.

His neighbour Luke Harlow, 27, was charged with grooming and two counts of sexual activity with a child.

The pair, both from Ibstock, appeared in the dock separately at Leicester Magistrates’ Court yesterday morning.

Beadman, wearing a grey tracksuit top and bottoms, was the first to appear.

He spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and address during the two-minute hearing.

He is accused of murdering and raping Kayleigh last Sunday.

Harlow, dressed in an identical tracksuit to Beadman, also spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and address.

He is accused of grooming Kayleigh on November 13 and sexual activity with a child between November 12 and November 16.

Neither defendant applied for bail and both were remanded into custody.

They will appear at Leicester Crown Court on December 18.

Kayleigh was last seen by her mother on Friday evening, when she dropped her off outside a college in Ibstock.

A massive police search was launched two days later after she failed to return home or contact her family.

The schoolgirl’s body was found by police search teams in a field in Ibstock, Leics, at 10pm on Wednesday.

-UK Mirror