The Central Criminal Court of England and Wales in London has ruled to leave Ukrainian post-graduate student Pavlo Lapshyn, who is charged with terrorism and the terrorism-related murder of an 82-year-old Briton, in custody as a pre-trial restriction, BBC Ukraine reported.

"Given the seriousness of the charges brought against Lapshyn, the court decided to choose custody as a pre-trial restriction," the BBC reported.

The date of his trial has provisionally been set for January 14, 2014