A Moroccan national accused of murdering a 70-year-old man outside a migrant hostel has been remanded in custody.
Terrence Carney had just used a cash machine when he was attacked in Hartlepool town centre on Sunday morning.
Ahmed Alid, 44, was charged with the murder of Mr Carney and the attempted murder of Javed Nouri.
Alid, from the north-east seaside town, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London on Tuesday via video link from a police station in Middlesbrough.
Prosecutors told the court Alid had allegedly been fighting with his housemate Mr Nouri at around 5.