29/10/2007

Man Charged In Scrapyard Double Killing

A man has been charged with murder following the discovery of the bodies of an elderly couple at a scrapyard in Staffordshire at the weekend.

Richard John Barlow, 29, was charged with the murders of George Barlow, 77, and his wife Joyce, 65, on Sunday.

The bodies were discovered in the scrapyard in Uttoxeter. Police confirmed that the couple, who lived in a bungalow on the site, died from head injuries.

Richard Barlow is due to appear before Tamworth Magistrates' Court on Monday.

(KMcA)


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