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Lucy McHugh: Murdered girl's stepdad attacked in Southampton | Lucy McHugh: Murdered girl's stepdad attacked in Southampton |
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The stepfather of murdered schoolgirl Lucy McHugh has been attacked. | The stepfather of murdered schoolgirl Lucy McHugh has been attacked. |
Richard Elmes, 22, needed hospital treatment after he was assaulted in Southampton two days after the teenager's killer was jailed. | |
Thirteen-year-old Lucy, the daughter of Mr Elmes's partner, Stacey White, was stabbed to death by the family's lodger last July. | |
Two men accused of the attack on Mr Elmes have been charged with causing grievous bodily harm. | |
He suffered head and arm injuries when he was attacked outside a shop in Windrush Road, Southampton, on Sunday. | |
Wayne Grant, 27, of Byron Road, and Charlie Whitemore, 22, of Waveney Green, are due to appear at Southampton Crown Court on 27 August. | |
The family's lodger, Stephen Nicholson, was last week found guilty of Lucy's rape and murder by jurors at Winchester Crown Court. | |
He was ordered to spend at least 33 years in prison. | He was ordered to spend at least 33 years in prison. |
Hampshire Constabulary declined to comment directly on the attack against Mr Elmes, but said: "We cannot condone any form of vigilante-style reaction in relation to any police investigation, past or present." | |
"We want people to be aware of the risks of taking part in this type of action because you could find yourself facing criminal charges." |
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