FOUR men have appeared in court in connection with the murder of a Chinese man whose body was found in Selby Canal.

At Leeds Crown Court yesterday, Bao Lung Huang, 44, and Zhouli Zhang, 49, both from China, appeared charged with murder, while Wang Shaozhe, 23, and Chen Xia Hua, 27, also both from China, have been charged with perverting the course of justice.

The case surrounds the discovery of the body of 38-year-old Cai Guan Chen in the canal at Burn, near Selby, in March. The group will appear in court again on January 22.