Man charged with murder of teen girl

A man accused of beating a teenage girl to death has been charged with murder.

Fred Lloyd, 24, is accused of the January 18 death of 19-year-old Kendise Smith.

She was found dead through a track road off Marshall Road with her head bashed in.

Lloyd did not have to enter a plea to the charge when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt today.

He has been denied bail and returns to court on March 25.