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| Men appear in court over Christmas Eve murder of church organist | Men appear in court over Christmas Eve murder of church organist |
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| Two men will appear in court on Friday charged with murdering a church organist who died after being attacked on his way to midnight mass on Christmas Eve. | Two men will appear in court on Friday charged with murdering a church organist who died after being attacked on his way to midnight mass on Christmas Eve. |
| Alan Greaves died three days after he was attacked en route to St Saviour's church, near his home in High Green, Sheffield. | Alan Greaves died three days after he was attacked en route to St Saviour's church, near his home in High Green, Sheffield. |
| Ashley Foster, 21, and Jonathan Bowling, 22, were last night charged with murder and will appear at Sheffield magistrates court on Friday, South Yorkshire police said. | Ashley Foster, 21, and Jonathan Bowling, 22, were last night charged with murder and will appear at Sheffield magistrates court on Friday, South Yorkshire police said. |
| Foster, who is from High Green, and Bowling, who is from the Fox Hill area of north Sheffield, were both arrested earlier this week. | Foster, who is from High Green, and Bowling, who is from the Fox Hill area of north Sheffield, were both arrested earlier this week. |
| Greaves, 68, was a lay preacher and his death shocked the local community. He lived just a few hundred yards from where he was attacked. | Greaves, 68, was a lay preacher and his death shocked the local community. He lived just a few hundred yards from where he was attacked. |
| After the incident he was taken to hospital with severe injuries to his head but did not survive. | After the incident he was taken to hospital with severe injuries to his head but did not survive. |
| More than 50 police officers were drafted into the inquiry and detectives made a series of appeals for help from the community. | More than 50 police officers were drafted into the inquiry and detectives made a series of appeals for help from the community. |
| Two other men were arrested in connection with Greaves' murder and later bailed pending further inquiries. | Two other men were arrested in connection with Greaves' murder and later bailed pending further inquiries. |
| An inquest into Greaves' death was opened and adjourned by Sheffield coroner Chris Dorries on Thursday. Greaves' widow, Maureen, attended the short hearing. | An inquest into Greaves' death was opened and adjourned by Sheffield coroner Chris Dorries on Thursday. Greaves' widow, Maureen, attended the short hearing. |
| At a service after her husband's death, Mrs Greaves said she had wept over the "evil that has been done". | At a service after her husband's death, Mrs Greaves said she had wept over the "evil that has been done". |
| She told the congregation of St Saviour's she had felt their love and support since her husband died. | She told the congregation of St Saviour's she had felt their love and support since her husband died. |
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