11/05/2009

Teens Charged Over Big Issue Seller Death

Three teenagers have been charged with murdering a Big Issue seller who died in an attack in Bournemouth.

The body of Ralph Millward, 41, was discovered on the pavement outside a Marks & Spencer store in Seamoor Road, Westbourne, at 7am on Friday.

Two boys aged 16, and one 14-year-old boy, all from Poole, have been charged with murder.

They are due to appear at Poole Youth Court on Monday.

Another 16-year-old boy, a 17-year-old girl and an 18-year-old woman were released without charge.

A post mortem examination carried out by Home Office pathologist Dr Basil Purdue showed he died as a result of injuries suffered in an attack.

(JM/BMcc)

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