Issued on 17/9/13 at 5:42 p.m. The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Leicestershire Police to charge a 19-year-old man with the murder of Antoin Akpom, who has now been formally identified. It follows an assault that took place in Kent Street, Leicester, on the evening of 12 September. The evidence has been reviewed by a Crown Advocate from the CPS East Midlands Complex Casework Unit, who has decided that there is sufficient evidence to charge and that it is in the public interest for a prosecution to take place. It is important to note that proceedings are now active, and the accused is entitled to a fair trial. Nothing should be said or reported that would prejudice that right. The accused will be held in custody over night, and is expected to appear at Leicester Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (September 18). Two men arrested in connection with the deaths of four people in Wood Hill, Leicester, remain in custody. Magistrates today granted a 24 hour custody extension in the case of a 49-year-old man, and a 36-hour extension in the case of a 19-year-old man.
Posted on: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 18:58:33 +0000
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