Accused killer calls himself 'Psycho Stapleton'

Candles are seen as a vigil is held near the scene of the shooting of Indian student Anuj Bidve on Ordsall Lane in Salford, England. Photo / AP

A man accused of shooting dead a man in Manchester, England, gave his name as "Psycho Stapleton" when he appeared in court yesterday.

Kiaran Stapleton, aged 20, from Ordsall, Salford, is accused of killing Anuj Bidve, 23, in what police described as an apparently motiveless attack.

Bidve, was described as a "promising and clever" student studying microelectronics at Lancaster University.