17/12/2009

Charges Over Bryce Murder

Detectives investigating the murder of 27-year-old Nehemiah Bryce, who was fatally shot in Newtown last March, have charged a man with an offence under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

The 40-year-old from Kingshurst, Birmingham has been charged with concealing, disguising or storing stolen property.

Police said, in this instance, the property was cars.

He will appear before Birmingham Magistrates Court on 12th January, 2010.

At approximately 9.45pm on Sunday 16 March 2008, a number of calls were received by police from addresses in the Rodway Close New Croft area of Newtown, about the sound of gunfire.

Officers attended the area and discovered Mr Bryce, lying in an alleyway just off New Croft, with a number of gunshot wounds.

Paramedics attended this scene and treated Mr Bryce and then took him to City Hospital. Despite the efforts of the medical staff, he died at 10.45pm.

A post mortem revealed he died as a result of gunshot wounds.

The investigation into the murder of Mr Bryce continues and West Midlands Police and the family of Mr Bryce continue to appeal for anyone with any information to contact officers.

(PR/KMcA)

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