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| Two charged with murder of organist on Christmas Eve | Two charged with murder of organist on Christmas Eve |
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| Two men have been charged with murdering a church organist who died after being attacked on his way to midnight mass on Christmas Eve. | Two men have been charged with murdering a church organist who died after being attacked on his way to midnight mass on Christmas Eve. |
| Alan Greaves was making his way to St Saviour's church, near his home in High Green, Sheffield, when he was attacked. | Alan Greaves was making his way to St Saviour's church, near his home in High Green, Sheffield, when he was attacked. |
| He died three days later. | He died three days later. |
| Ashley Foster, 21, and Jonathan Bowling, 22, have been charged with the murder of Greaves and will appear at Sheffield magistrates court on Friday, South Yorkshire police said. | Ashley Foster, 21, and Jonathan Bowling, 22, have been charged with the murder of Greaves 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. |
| They will remain in police custody until they appear in court. | They will remain in police custody until they appear in court. |
| Greaves, 68, lived just a few hundred yards from where he was attacked. | Greaves, 68, 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's murder and later bailed pending further inquiries. | Two other men were arrested in connection with Greaves's murder and later bailed pending further inquiries. |
| An inquest into Greaves's death was opened and adjourned by Sheffield coroner Chris Dorries on Thursday, attended by Greaves's widow, Maureen. | An inquest into Greaves's death was opened and adjourned by Sheffield coroner Chris Dorries on Thursday, attended by Greaves's widow, Maureen. |
| At a service after her husband's death, she said she had wept over the "evil that has been done". | At a service after her husband's death, she 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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