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A 19-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter following the death of a great-grandfather in Cardiff. | A 19-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the manslaughter of a pensioner. |
Leonard Baldwin, 76, died in hospital on Saturday evening after suffering a serious head injury. | Osman Alyas, 19, from the Riverside area of Cardiff, is charged with unlawfully killing Leonard Baldwin, 76. |
He was found at about 1830 BST on Neville Street, in the Riverside area of Cardiff. | Mr Baldwin died in hospital on Saturday evening after suffering a serious head injury after being found at about 1830 BST in Neville Street, Cardiff. |
South Wales Police charged the 19-year-old on Monday evening and he is due to appear before city magistrates later on Tuesday. | Cardiff magistrates remanded Mr Alyas into custody until 2 October, when he is due to appear before crown court. |
Officers carried out house-to-house inquiries in the Riverside area following the pensioner's death. | |
Mr Baldwin had nine children and 63 grandchildren and great-grandchildren. | |
Police have appealed for anyone who was in the Neville Street area between 1700 BST and 1830 BST on Saturday to contact them. | |
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police on 029 2057 1530 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111. | |