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| Boy in court charged with two Colchester knife murders | |
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| A 16-year-old boy accused of killing two people, allegedly stabbing one more than 100 times, was remanded in custody as he appeared in court on Saturday. | |
| The teenager was arrested on Tuesday at the same riverside footpath in Colchester where he allegedly stabbed a student to death last year. | The teenager was arrested on Tuesday at the same riverside footpath in Colchester where he allegedly stabbed a student to death last year. |
| He allegedly killed Saudi student Nahid Almanea, 31, knifing her 16 times as she walked along the Salary Brook trail towards the University of Essex on the morning of 17 June last year. She was wearing a Muslim gown called an abaya when she was attacked. | He allegedly killed Saudi student Nahid Almanea, 31, knifing her 16 times as she walked along the Salary Brook trail towards the University of Essex on the morning of 17 June last year. She was wearing a Muslim gown called an abaya when she was attacked. |
| It is also alleged that in March 2014 the youth murdered James Attfield, 33, who was stabbed more than 100 times in a park in the town. | |
| The two deaths sparked fears a killer was randomly attacking, after police said there were “striking similarities” in the murders but nothing to link the victims. | The two deaths sparked fears a killer was randomly attacking, after police said there were “striking similarities” in the murders but nothing to link the victims. |
| Attfield, who had a brain injury after being hit by a car four years before his death, was found fighting for his life in the town’s Castle Park on 29 March last year. He died later in hospital. | Attfield, who had a brain injury after being hit by a car four years before his death, was found fighting for his life in the town’s Castle Park on 29 March last year. He died later in hospital. |
| The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Chelmsford magistrates court charged with the two murders. He was arrested after allegedly being found with a lock knife at the Salary Brook trail and is also charged with possessing an offensive weapon. | The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Chelmsford magistrates court charged with the two murders. He was arrested after allegedly being found with a lock knife at the Salary Brook trail and is also charged with possessing an offensive weapon. |
| He spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth and answered “yes” when the court clerk asked him if he understood the proceedings. | He spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth and answered “yes” when the court clerk asked him if he understood the proceedings. |
| Chairman of the bench, Paul Hole, remanded the youth in custody. He will next appear at Chelmsford crown court on Monday. |