A man accused of murdering his 17-year-old daughter in west Wales failed to appear in court today after refusing to leave his prison cell.

Gary John Fisher, aged 47, had been scheduled to attend a hearing at Swansea crown court for the prosecution to enter a formal request for an extension to the custody time limit.

But he refused to attend and the hearing was adjourned to next Friday.

The court heard that the trial date in March would be maintained.

Fisher, from Solihull near Birmingham, denies murdering Chanelle Sasha Jones on August 2nd of last year.

The teenager was found dead in the passenger seat of a Ford Fiesta in Aberaeron.

A family member had reported Chanelle, a childcare student, missing.

Fisher was further remanded in custody.