A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder following the death of a Colchester man.Gary Belben, 59, was discovered dead at a house in Lucas Road, Colchester on Monday evening.
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder following the death of a Colchester man.
Gary Belben, 59, was discovered dead at a house in Lucas Road, Colchester on Monday evening.
A post mortem established that he died from head injuries.
The teenager, who is from Colchester, has also been charged with the attempted murder of a 42-year-old woman.
He has been remanded in custody and will appear at Witham youth court tomorrow .
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