A jury has been sworn in for the trial of a man accused of murdering a soldier whose remains were found in a tent near Canterbury.

Richard Donovan is alleged to have shot Philip Fox, who was 60, between July 1 last year and April 25 this year.

Donovan was arrested two weeks after the decomposed body was found in undergrowth behind B&M Bargains on the Riverside Retail Park on April 25.

The 26-year-old, of Westhorne Avenue, Eltham, south east London, denies murder.

In the dock with him is Tony Hindmarsh, 36, of Romney Sands Holiday Park, The Parade, Greatstone, who denies selling or transferring a shotgun to another between May 1 and June 30 last year.

The charge alleges that he transferred or sold the weapon to Donovan when he had not produced a shotgun certificate.

He has admitted possessing prohibited ammunition.

A jury of 11 men and one woman was selected and sent away until tomorrow afternoon.

The trial is expected to last two to three weeks.