Other News In Brief

Three Charged With Elderly Man's Murder

Three men have been charged with the murder of a man who died six weeks after being attacked outside his home in the West Midlands. Vijay Thaper, 61, suffered injuries to his legs when he was attacked outside his house in Stoney Lane, Bloxwich on January 13. He fell ill afterwards and was admitted to hospital where he died on March 8. A post-mortem revealed that he died from a pulmonary thrombosis as a result of the injuries sustained in the attack. Three men - Sarenjeet Lotey, 21, Sandeep Lotey, 23, both from Milton Keynes and Pritpal Panesar, 20, of Handsworth, Birmingham, appeared before Walsall Magsistrates Court on Wednesday, where they were remanded in custody to appear before Wolverhampton Crown Court on November 10.

Teen In Court Over Yorkshire Murder

A 15-year-old boy has appeared before Barnsley Youth Court charged with the murder of a woman in South Yorkshire. Ann Marie Gethen, 39, was found dead at a property on Beever Street in Goldthorpe in the early hours of Sunday morning. The teenager has been remanded in secure accommodation and is due to reappear before the court on August 25.

Appeal Over Missing Torquay Woman

Police are appealing for information about a woman who has been missing from her home in Torquay for more than two weeks. Katherine Brush, 39, from Upper Braddon Hill Road, has not been seen since the beginning of August. Police said that they had one report of a phone call from Katherine to a friend, saying that she was in Baker Street Tube Station in London on August 6, but she has not been heard from since. She is described as being 5'8" tall with short dark brown hair. She usually wears combat-style clothing with boots and has a black Labrador dog. Anyone with any information is asked to contact: 08452 777444.

(KMcA/BMcC)