46 years after inquest, witness is charged with teenager’s murder – The Times

Posted November 30th, 2007 in murder, news by sally

“Almost half a century ago Anthony Hall told an inquest that he had nothing to do with the murder of a 15-year-old girl whose body was found lying in a Birmingham allotment.

Yesterday Mr Hall, 70, stood in the dock at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court, charged with killing the teenager, Jacqueline Thomas, who is believed to have been sexually assaulted and strangled. It is one of the oldest cases to reach court.”

Full story

The Times, 30th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk