Mornington man Caleb Adams to stand trial over alleged stabbing murder of Ashton Frederick Jones

A Mornington man will stand trial following the alleged stabbing murder of Ashton Frederick Jones (pictured above) in the early hours of Monday. LATEST >>

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A HOBART man will stand trial after pleading not guilty to the stabbing murder of a 34-year-old man at Mornington.

Caleb Adams, 31, appeared briefly in the Hobart Magistrates Court on Wednesday morning, when he entered a not guilty plea to the singular charge of murdering Ashton Frederick Jones.

Ashton Jones was found deceased on Monday morning. Picture: Facebook

Ashton Jones. Picture: Facebook

Mr Adams will face trial in 2021.

Mr Jones’ body was found by police in the early hours of Monday morning at a residential property in Carbeen St.

Police previously said his cause of death was a stab wound to the neck, with the incident occurring about 2.50am.

They believed the two men were known to each other.

Mr Adams, a Mornington resident, will remain in custody while he waits for his Supreme Court of Tasmania trial.

On Wednesday, he appeared in the docks dressed in the same oversized grey T-shirt he wore during a brief out-of-hours court appearance on Tuesday night.

Magistrate Chris Webster remanded Mr Adams to appear at the Supreme Court on February 1 next year.

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