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04/11/2009
Remands Follow Halloween Hat Murder
Two 20-year-old men have appeared in court today charged with the murder of a man killed in a row over the theft of his girlfriend's Halloween hat.
Ben Gardner, 30, was attacked in the early hours of Sunday morning in Sutton, south London.
He was on a night out with his girlfriend Allanna Devine, 28, when he confronted a thief who stole her hat. Mr Gardner suffered fatal head injuries in the attack.
Daniel Ransom and Ross Collender, both unemployed and from Carshalton, appeared before magistrates in Sutton today, where they were remanded in custody to appear before the Old Bailey on February 10 next year.
Another man, also aged 20 - who was arrested earlier yesterday - has been bailed to return in December, while two other men, aged 21 and 25, have been released on bail pending further inquiries.
(KMcA/BMcC)
Ben Gardner, 30, was attacked in the early hours of Sunday morning in Sutton, south London.
He was on a night out with his girlfriend Allanna Devine, 28, when he confronted a thief who stole her hat. Mr Gardner suffered fatal head injuries in the attack.
Daniel Ransom and Ross Collender, both unemployed and from Carshalton, appeared before magistrates in Sutton today, where they were remanded in custody to appear before the Old Bailey on February 10 next year.
Another man, also aged 20 - who was arrested earlier yesterday - has been bailed to return in December, while two other men, aged 21 and 25, have been released on bail pending further inquiries.
(KMcA/BMcC)
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A 22-year-old man has been remanded in custody accused of the murder of a student whose body was discovered in an alleyway. Sasha Marsden, 16, was fatally stabbed in the head and the face. Attempts to set her on fire were also made. David Minto, appeared before magistrates in Blackpool, and spoke only to confirm his name, address and date of birth.
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