Dudley Chronicle, January 25, 2018

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Dudley
Thursday,January25,2018 Readbymorethan62,000people Pricewhensold70p
DUNCAN TRAIL TO
COURT
Third man faces
murder charge
ATHIRDmanhasbeenchargedwithmur-
CELEBRATE HERO deringafatherataflataboveaconveni-
encestoreinDudley.
Jaskaran Kang, aged 24, from Hand-
sworth,wasstabbedtodeathattheprop-
ertyinStourbridgeRoadonJanuary6.
DontayEllis,18,ofCentralDrive,Lower
Gornal,appearedatDudleyMagistrates
Court.ReggieSalmon,20,ofStourbridge
Road,Dudley,togetherwitha17-year-old
boy from Newcastle-Under-Lyme, who
cannotbenamedforlegalreasons,have
already been charged over Mr Kang’s
death.Allthreewereremandedincustody.
ReportbyJamieBrassington VOLUNTEERS HELP MAINTAIN ANCIENT WOODLAND DEVELOPMENT
Storeandflatsplan
FOOTBALL fans can now go
on a Dudley town trail devot- for‘eyesore’site
ed to England and Manches-
terUnitedlegendDuncanEd-
PLANShavebeensubmittedtobuild
wards. asupermarketandeightflatsinacon-
A leaflet has been relaunched by servationareainBrierleyHill.
Thethree-storeydevelopmentand
Dudley Council highlighting land- parkinghasbeenearmarkedforland
marksinthetownlinkedtotheDud- on Moor Street and Albion Street,
ley-bornfootballer,stillratedbymany underaplanningapplicationfromRi-
asoneEngland’sbesteverplayers. zwanHydersubmittedtoDudleyCoun-
cil.Theapplicantsaidthedevelopment
Theleafletwillallowpeopletojourneyona wouldbringsjobsandimproveaneye-
self-guidedtouroflandmarks.Highlightsin- soresite.
cludethememorialplaqueathisformerhome
onthePrioryEstate,thestainedglasswindows
atStFrancisChurchwhichwerededicatedto
ACCIDENT
theplayer,alife-sizedstatueinthetowncen-
tre,togetherwithhisfinalrestingplace Lorryploughsinto
Partofthefamous‘BusbyBabes’United,
EdwardsdiedonFebruary21,1958,frominju-
riessustainedintheMunichairdisaster,when thesideofahouse
the aircraft bringing
the team back from
a match against Red
StarBelgradecrashed ALORRYdriverwasinaseriouscondition
attheGermanairport. aftersmashingintothesideofahousein
Atotalof23diedin- HalesowenonMonday.Crewswerecalled
cluding eight players tothejunctionofCartersLaneandRoyal
alongsideclubofficials, OakRoadshortlyafter9.45amwherea
journalists,supporters lorrywasfoundtohavecrashedintothe
and aircrew. Events sideofahome,knockingdownabrick
will take place this gardenwall.No-oneinthepropertywas
yeartomarkthe60th injured. Paramedics found the driver in
anniversary. cardiacarrest.
DuncanEdwards Mayor of Dudley
CouncillorDaveTyler
said:“DuncanEdwardswasaniconofagen- INSIDE
eration,whocamefromhumblebeginningsin
Dudleytobecomeoneofthefootballinggreats. GIA’S A MODEL
Itwasagreattragedythathediedatayoung
age,whenhehadsuchaglowingfuturebefore
him.WithFebruary6beingthe60thanniver- OOFF SSUUCCCCEESSSS
saryoftheMunichairdisaster,wethoughtit
wouldbeanopportunetimetoupdateandre- Greenteam–MembersoftheFriendsofAlderCoppicepreparetoclearthewoodlandinSedgleyforthenewpathwayssovisitorsdon’tgetlost
launchtheleaflet.
“WeareproudhewasbornandbredinDud- THEfirststepshavebeentakentoimprove Ittookover12monthstodecideandmake TheFriendsofAlderCoppice,whichhas
leyboroughandstillmaintainclosetieswith overgrownancientwoodlandinSedgley. theroutesinthewoodlandwhichwerepre- beengoingforthreeyears,ismadeupof12
ManchesterUnited.Theyhavekindlylentusa Threepathwayshavebeencreatedinthe25 viouslyovergrownandmuddy.Oneresident activemembers.Thegrouphavepreviously
numberofhisshirtsfordisplayatthenewmu- acresinDudleybyvolunteergroupFriends evengotlostinthemwhiletryingtotakea won two Green Spaces Volunteer Awards
seumattheArchives,whichisoneofthestops ofAlderCoppiceaftertheywereawardeda shortcut. fromDudleyCouncilfortheirworkin2014
onthistour.Ifyouvisitthearchivesbefore30 £2,000grantfromthePeople’sPostcodeLot- Theshortestofthethreeroutesis750me- and2016.
Marchyouwillalsobeabletoviewthetempo- tery. tres,whilethemediumisaround1,000mand Dudley Council owns the land and has
raryexhibitiondedicatedtoDudley’ssporting Theyusedthemoneytobuytoolswhich thelongestis1.5km. giventhegrouppermissiontoimproveit.
hero.” wereusedwhilecreatingthepathsandwill Woodchipswereputdownonthepathsto ThegroupmeetsonthefirstSaturdayof
Copiesoftheleafletareavailableatthemu- beusedtomaintainthewoodlandsinyears preventthemfrombecomingtoomuddyand each month at 10am at the Swallowfields
seum,Dudleylibraries,touristattractionsand tocome. markerswereputinplacetoguidewalkers. Roadentrance. PAGE3
onlineatdiscover.dudley.gov.ukwebsite.
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2 The star’s private family funeral will be held on lic who want to pay their respects to one of the ning a major tribute to its former England striker.
y BRAIN GYM 31 Tuesday, January 30. Baggies’ all-time greats. The club will announce In a further mark of respect, the stadium flags
ar West Bromwich Albion have confirmed The details of how fans can attend, see their website at The Hawthorns will remain at half-mast until off the buses
u PROPERTY 33-38 Hawthorns will stage a service to honour Cyrille’s for details. Otherwise, supporters will have a after his funeral. A club statement said: “Julia and
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y, SPORT 47-48 reer’. It will allow Cyrille’s fans to join his family at 8.45am. The club are making plans to accommo- ciation for the messages of love and support which
da CONTACT US at the stadium. date fans who want to salute Cyrille, who died last continue to flood in from Albion fans and the wider POLICE have praised new CCTV cam-
s The service for the Albion, Wolves, Coventry and wweek aged 59, before the cortege leaves for the football community.” eras which help officers tackle anti-so-
ur Villa star will be held in the East Stand. It will be private service. Colleagues and friends who want to attend the cial behaviour on buses in the Black
h conducted from 11am by Pastor David Carr from Albion have also confirmed the impromptu service should email [email protected] Country in real time.
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E-mail: [email protected] National Express West Midlands has
rose by almost a fifth in one year,
multiple CCTV cameras – up to 12 – on
Dudley according to a council report. every one of its 1,600 buses.
There were 1,236 domestic abuse All new buses since 2012 have been
crimes between April 1 and Septem- fitted with next-generation digital CCTV
ber 30 last year – up from 1,061 in the units which give crystal-clear pictures.
same period in 2016. West Midlands Safer Travel Partnership
51-53 Queen Street A Dudley Council report said the 16 per has also installed 4G Vemotion CCTV.
Wolverhampton, WV1 1ES cent increase in recorded domestic abuse Venues to remain
crimes should not ‘be viewed negatively’
Open Monday to Friday 9am-1pm and 2pm-5pm as it means more people are reporting in-
www.yourchronicle.com cidents. closed until 2020
However, a Black Country campaigner
has disagreed, and said education is key to
tackling domestic abuse.
The report for the council’s scrutiny THE Civic Halls in Wolverhampton will
committee said: “From April 1, 2017 to stay closed for two years with the ma-
September 30, 2017 1,236 domestic abuse jor overhaul of the buildings to cost £23
crimes have been recorded by West Mid- million more than first thought.
lands Police. This compares to 1,061 for the It means events booked in for 2018,
same period in 2016, therefore an increase including the Grand Slam of Darts and
of 175 recorded crimes. top comedians such as Jason Manford
and Sarah Millican will not now be held
Awareness at the famous venues in Wolverhamp-
ton.
“An increase in recorded crimes is not But while some shows, across the Civic
viewed negatively as a number of cam- Hall and Wulfrun Hall, may be cancelled
paigns have taken place to increase to raise council bosses promised the Grand Slam
awareness in respect of domestic violence of Darts will be found another home in
and abuse, and to encourage reporting.” the city until at least 2020.
Samantha Billingham, who runs the City council bosses said people with
Survivors of Domestic Abuse campaign Celebrity hairdresse Lee Stafford works his magic on student Chloe Millard, 18, from Wordsley tickets would be contacted when the sit-
(SODA) in the Black Country, said: “I’m uation becomes clear.
not really sure why there is an increase – HAIR we go! Celebrity hairdress- chance to see advanced hairdress- students and passed on his skills Work to revamp the Civic Halls was
there are lots of different reasons why it er Lee Stafford visited a college to ing skills and ask Mr Stafford a and experience. was originally due to cost £14.4 million.
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Samantha, from Brierley Hill, was last Fifty students took part in the the Year – now has hair academies expertise to our students.” to find new homes
week named winner of the Fresh Start event at Halesowen College where in nine further education colleges Mr Stafford won the Men’s Brit-
award in the Express & Star’s Great Big Lee re-styled the hair of Chloe Mil- and products which sell in more ish Hairdresser of the Year award
Thank You Awards. lard, from Wordsley. than 40 countries worldwide. in 1998 and opened his second THE Greyhound Trust has rehomed
Scrutiny committee member Councillor Mr Stafford showed off the twist- Sharon Stanton, curriculum salon in Soho, London, two years eight dogs so far this month. Deb Wor-
Karen Jordan added: “I am pleased that ed-tong technique, which he said team manager for hair and beauty, later. ton, manager at the Dudley-based char-
people are coming forward and getting took long straight hair and gave it said: “We were delighted to wel- He was then voted into This ity, said: “It would certainly be wonder-
help, but on the other hand I am so disap- a ‘Kate Moss/Sienna Miller look’. come Lee to Halesowen College. Morning’s television show as one ful if our remaining hounds could find
pointed that domestic violence is still going The students then had the “During his visit he spoke with of their chosen elite stylists. a loving home before the end of the
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a funding bid to launch a scheme Jo Higgins, CEO of the trust, said: a
aimed at cutting congestion at the “Following the recent Ofsted inspec- nu
roundabout in Oldbury, which is be- tion, Rob Hatch decided to leave the a
side junction two of the M5. academy. The Dudley Academy Trust ry
The Black Country Local Enter- Board fully recognises Mr Hatch’s 2
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Roads chiefs have called for action for the future.” 01
at the island for years due to the level Grab your flat cap 8
of congestion faced by drivers on a
daily basis.
The LEP said a project review was for Peaky nights
currently being carried out and when
complete detailed designs for the
project would follow. It said a ‘start THE 1920s gangster world of Peaky
on site date’ was ‘anticipated before Blinders is coming back to the Black
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gress but substantial funding for the offices in Sedgley. Fans of the hit TV show will be able
project has so far proved to be a stum- Land is being considered on Bilston student to grab their flat cap or flapper dress
bling block. Street for a new store after Dudley Coun- to walk around the series’ film set, as
Black Country LEP board member cil buildings were demolished in Novem- well as enjoying an evening of music
Ninder Johal said it was likely the ber. and entertainment from the roaring
group would wait for the outcome of Councillors have welcomed the move, saying makes it 20s.
a feasibility study and find out how it will help boost trade and eliminate anti-so- Revellers will be able to take a stroll
much the scheme would cost before cial-behaviour. around Shelby’s yard – where many
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the UK, including in Sedgley. Once we have place on September 7 and 8.
Town centre pub confirmed a location we will update the local New boss takes
community.”
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Sedgley after Aldi took over the former Co-Op nals of a prestigious model-
AN historic Stourbridge pub which in TAhueg pursot.posed site for the new store is on land ling competition. A NEW chairman has been appointed
was told to tighten security after a off Bilston Street. It used to be the housing de- Aspiring model 17-year- at Dudley and Walsall Mental Health
customer was attacked has gone up partment’s offices. The eight staff were moved old Gia Lawrence-Harish Partnership NHS Trust. Harry Turn-
for sale. and the buildings demolished under council was selected from thousands er, one of Dudley and Walsall NHS
The Bell, on the corner of Bell cost-cutting moves. of other hopeful girls, all Trust’s current non-executive direc-
Street and Market Street, is being But the area has become for target of anti-so- eager to make it to the finals tors and vice-chair, will step up to the
sold through estate agent Andrew cial-behaviour including arson, said Sedgley of Top Model 2018. top job from February 1. Ben Reid will
Taplin. ward councillor Tina Westwood. The Dudley College stu- be stepping down from the role at the
The pub is also a hotel and has shop The site has been given an ‘option to buy’ dent, who admitted she end of this month to be chairman at
units that are available to let. status, meaning interested parties can submit used to be teased at school, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospi-
Wollaston and Stourbridge town a bid for the land. said being one of the few to tals NHS Trust.
councillor Steve Clark said: “It is a Discussions be chosen had boosted her Chance to have say
beautiful old building. I know it has confidence.
had its problems. Hopefully whoever Councillor Westwood could not confirm that Gia said: “I was really on conservation areas
takes over can refurbish the site and Aldi was looking at the site because business shocked to hear I had got
make it a big part of the town.” discussions are ongoing, but she said that a su- through because I thought
Dudley Council told bosses that se- permarket was looking to set up there. my nerves had got the bet- RESIDENTS are invited to have their
curity must be improved, after a man She added: “No planning application has ter of me. I thought I would say on proposals to extend three con-
was left nursing serious injuries fol- been submitted but a supermarket is looking fall over. It’s hard walking servation areas in Dudley borough.
lowing an attack in October. at the site. The site has an option to purchase, in heels normally let alone In Sedgley the proposal is to extend
but it hasn’t been sold. I would welcome any trying to be professional in the boundary of the conservation area
Museum’s road developments on the site as a result of anti-so- them and strut my stuff.” to include parts of High Street, Bilston
cial-behaviour. A number of times it has been The teenager from Wol- Street, Brick Street, Dudley Street,
set on fire.” verhampton has been mod- The Priory, High Holborn and Tipton
PLANS to build a new 1940s to 60s The proposed development has also been elling part time since she Street. In Wollaston, The Wordsley
town at the Black Country Living welcomed by fellow Sedgley ward councillor was 15. The Top Model 2018 Church conservation area also looks
Museum have moved a step forward Michael Evans, who said: “I believe a new Aldi Model Awards and Fashion to extend Councillor Ian Kettle said:
after an application was submitted to could be built on on the former housing offices. Dudley College student Gia Lawrence-Harish is a finalist in Top Model 2018, Show will be held in London “We want to hear people’s views on
Dudley Council for a new access road I would certainly welcome a new store to bring which is being held in London in April, after being chosen from thousands on April 6 and 7. our proposals before February 19.”
at the Tipton Road site. in business.”
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COUNTY NEWS Shamed family doctor is sent to prison Council ‘not
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ar JEFF Lynne’s Electric Light Or- women patients and was told by Crown Court heard during his trial. insisted he had always acted profes- Mr Alan Jenkins, defending said: concerns
u chestra will play a third date in their Judge Michael Challinor that his 32- Judge Challinor continued: “You sionally and, in each case, the touch- “He will now be erased from the med-
an home city of Birmingham. year career had been turned into a used your standing in the community ing during ‘manipulative therapy’ had ical register and will never practise
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T Dudley Council is set to press ahead
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ni previously announced. From 1972 to rural fringe, particularly near Hale-
o 1986, ELO accumulated 20 top 20 hit sowen.
hr singles in the UK chart. have abused others’ The green belt review follows a 10-
C For more information visit www. week public consultation held by the
y arenabham.co.uk Tickets start at council as part of the Black Country
e £57.40. Core Strategy to plan up to 2036 and
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D But councillors branded the public
jobs are saved consultation – which focused on the
shortfall of brownfield sites needed
to accommodate the 78,000 homes
A WEST Midland recruitment and Report by Annabal Bagdi reenqouuigrhe da tb ya n2 o0v3e6r v–i eaws annodt s‘crroubtuisnty’
training agency has been bought out committee meeting last week.
of Tadhme isnailset roaft ioNno.va Recruitment by IT was a ‘horrific’ breach of trust that Urgent
Steven Stokes and Raj Mittal, part- saw shamed GP Jaswant Rathore at-
ners with business advisory firm FRP tack four female patients in his sur- Councillor Simon Phipps, who rep-
Advisory, has secured the jobs of all 12 gery. resents Belle Vue ward, said: “I per-
lsetya,f fa nbads Bedir mati nitgsh Camas tplree mStirseeest. ,I Dt huads- Police officers fear he may have assaulted sthone aBlllya cfkee Cl othuen ternyt iCreo rceo nSsturalttaetgiyo nh aosf
been bought by Capital Outsourcing even more women during his three decades not been robust enough.”
Group. at a Dudley practice. “I would also like to recommend
Nova Recruitment had expanded The 60-year-old is starting a 12-year sentence that the board recommends cabinet
its range of services across a number after jurors convicted him of 10 sexual assaults. request an urgent report on the is-
of sectors as part of its steady growth Senior investigating officer Detective Inspector sues and options consultation prior
since formation in 1980, with particu- Michelle Thurgood said: “It was a horrific breach to approving any further work on the
lar expertise in the industrial, retail of a position of trust. This was somebody who was Black Country Core Strategy.”
and catering sectors. a trusted GP, respected in the community. Many The consultation yielded 1,600 for-
Myths and legends of the patients had gone to him for many years, so mal responses and 300 social media
absolutely trusted him. comments.
“We go to our doctor when we’re at our most Speaking at the meeting was Gary
from old Britain vulnerable and he has abused that trust by carry- Mills, a Halesowen resident, said
ing out those offences.” he felt the process was going ahead
Rathore, of Ploughmans Walk, Wall Heath, de- ‘without listening to the public con-
nied 18 counts of sexual assault between Novem- sultation’.
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canalside talk in Stourbridge. patients, who cannot be named for legal reasons, your comments and your observations
The Forgotten Tales combines sto- after duping them into thinking he was treating Rathore’s offending came to light when one of DI Thurgood said there was ‘no interaction’ during the consultation are not being
rytelling, poetry and traditional folk their medical problems. his victims spoke to police about her ordeal for the from Rathore, adding: “In all his interviews, it was ignored. They will be taken into ac-
songs and is being held at The Bonded But he told police touching of the women was first time in May 2015. After gathering statements just prepared statements, he didn’t comment. count along with a great weight and
Warehouse on March 3, performed by ‘medically appropriate’ and he had acted profes- from victims, as well as securing medical and “He was just very cold, he had obviously taken wide range of evidence which we are
Parable Arts founder, John Bucker- sionally during appointments with patients at Cas- phone records, Rathore was charged in December advice from his counsel, so didn’t say anything.” obliged to collect and collate in order
idge. tle Meadows Surgery. in relation to three women. During the trial, prosecutor Ms Heidi Kubik to ensure that we have a sound local
It starts at 7.30pm running through Following a seven-week trial at Wolverhampton DI Thurgood confirmed it was the first time claimed Rathore assaulted the women to fuel his plan. If we do not undertake a green
to 9pm at the Canal Street venue. Buy Crown Court (see above), jurors found him guilty Rathore had been prosecuted for sex offences, ‘illicit sexual desire’ while at the helm of the Milk- belt review then the green belt is at
tickets from £7.50 online at theforgott of 10 sexual assaults, committed during more than adding: “[May 2015] was the first report ever in ing Bank practice. greater risk.”
entales.com website. two-and-a-half years. relation to him. He told patients he needed to carry out the
Midlands food awards The jury acquitted him of eight further sexual Bravery treatment to alleviate their pain but instead sex- Charter update
offences allegedly committed against four other ually assaulted them.
nominations appeal women. “Very quickly after her report, we had two fur- The prosecutor said patients trusted the family
DI Thurgood, of West Midlands Police’s public ther reports. We investigated the case against the doctor, who had been at the surgery since 1986,
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Nominationsopen until April 23. Visit “If you can find the strength to come forward, out his trial by his wife and daughters, refused to medical assistance, but rather than offer them Dudley, on Thursday, February 1. For
mfdhawards.co.uk to nominate. do so. You’ll be given all the time and support you answer any questions during police interview and help, he assaulted them for his own sexual grati- more information call [phone].
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to his mother that the 17-year-old had how Megan met her death in his room at of Megan’s young life to satisfy his own rial garden for babies has moved a r
been strangled during violent love-mak- the New Horizons hostel for ex-offenders twisted desires.” step forward after Dudley Council ap- o
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the hospital, Diane Wake, admitted important element of Gornal Wood ry
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within four hours. But only 83.9 per Corporate teams
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Ms Wake, boss of Dudley Group
NHS Trust, said: “We have experi- MURDER victim Megan Bills had a
enced huge demand for our emer- difficult start in life and was put into BUSINESS chiefs have backed a fun
gency services, in particular the foster care at the age of four but her run which is again being held in Hale-
acutely unwell arriving by ambulance. fortunes changed two years later sowen later this year.
“The type of activity has caused
challenges for us with patient flow when she was placed with a loving The Black Country Chamber of
and we continue to work with col- Stourbridge family. Commerce supports The Black Coun-
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for our patients. seven year old the following year and she took The event is co-ordinated by Hale-
“I have been so impressed by the their surname, she had previously been Megan sowen and Rowley Regis Rotary Club
outstanding care, dedication and Smith. Megan attended two local schools – St and this year the event will also in-
resilience I have seen and I hope it James Church of England Primary and then clude a corporate challenge.
goes without saying how proud and Ridgewood High School – enjoyed swimming, Businesses can participate in either
grateful I am of each and every mem- sang in a church choir and played the flute. a 10km run or fun run with teams
ber of staff. I know some staff even Then she started becoming increasingly inde- of five, which can be a team building
gave up spare time during this busy pendent. “It all seemed to happen in the blink exercise or promoting fitness in the
period. Both the nursing and medical of an eye,” recalled her mother. At the age of workplace.
director have been onsite to oversee 16 Megan moved in with the family of her then
patient safety and quality standards boyfriend Josh Edwards, now 19, who she met in For more information go online to
are maintained.” August 2014. www.theblackcountryrun.com/corpo
She left school the following year and went Ashley Foster chats with 17-year-old Megan Bills shortly after they first met, hours later he was to kill her rate-challenge website.
to Dudley College where she passed a year-long Charity plea for
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Changed day but she asked for time and space to sort herself she died on April 16, Easter Sunday. She arrived
combat loneliness She moved into a housing project but spent out first.” As a result Mrs Bills did not report her at the hostel, where she had been several times
increasing amounts of time at a bedsit in Hall- as missing until May 5 – the day after the body was previously, around midday. She asked Foster for a A CHARITY that supports vulnerable
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Phoenix Amblecote meets every Josh explained: “She was hanging around with a cupboard, confessed to strangling Megan during vi- between two shopping trips before Megan returned For more information contact Co-
Wednesday evening at the Amblecote the wrong people which led to rows between us. olent sex but maintained it was an accident. with Foster for the final time around 1.50pm. lette Barker on [phone] or
Royal British Legion club in School She would just leave and come back drunk. She Analysis of his two mobile phones revealed that in The hostel’s CCTV showed them going into his [email protected]
Drive, Stourbridge. was mixing with a different set of friends who I the days following Megan’s death he made numer- room and captured Megan again in the doorway at New keep-fit class for
Secretary Carol Key said it was a did not know.” ous searches of the internet for ‘snuff’ movies – por- 3.35pm. She was never seen alive again.
good way for single adults who had ei- The last of these was so bad that the police nographic films involving murder. On May 3 staff at the hostel noticed a suspicious the older generation
ther separated from, or lost their part- were called and the couple made a mutual deci- Detective Inspector Caroline Corfield, who led smell while carrying out the first monthly inspection
ners, to meet new people and combat sion to break up. Josh returned the flat keys to police inquiries, said: “What normal human being of Foster’s room. He blamed this on the carpet. The
loneliness. the council and went back to live with his par- would start searching this kind of porn after doing wardrobe was shrouded in a quilt. The following day A NEW keep-fit class for the older
The group is a branch of the na- ents on March 29 last year. He last saw her on what he had done? It clearly turned him on.” staff made the gruesome discovery. Foster was ar- generation is starting.
tional organisation National Council April 14 – the day after Ashley Foster was freed Officers also recovered Megan’s clothes and one rested the same day after being spotted in Walsall The gentle class, aimed at those new
for the Divorced, Separated & Wid- on licence from Winson Green prison. of his shirts with her blood on it which had been town centre. to exercise, is being held at the Oak-
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