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12/04/2005
Teen in court over party stabbing
A 17-year-old girl has appeared in court charged with the murder of another teenage girl at a birthday party.
Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Polius was stabbed at the party in a house in Ilford, east London on Sunday night, following an argument, some reports have indicated. She was taken to hospital but died later.
There have been reports that people had gatecrashed the party, which was a sixteenth birthday party.
The 17-year-old, from Brentwood Essex was remanded in custody until April 19 at Redbridge Youth Court. There was no application for bail.
The parents of the girl, who cannot be named because of her age, were reportedly in court for the hearing, along with Charlotte's grandfather.
Charlotte lived in Stratford, east London with her mother Mary, stepfather Paul, ten-year-old brother Dion and three-year-old stepsister Priscilla.
(KmcA)
Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Polius was stabbed at the party in a house in Ilford, east London on Sunday night, following an argument, some reports have indicated. She was taken to hospital but died later.
There have been reports that people had gatecrashed the party, which was a sixteenth birthday party.
The 17-year-old, from Brentwood Essex was remanded in custody until April 19 at Redbridge Youth Court. There was no application for bail.
The parents of the girl, who cannot be named because of her age, were reportedly in court for the hearing, along with Charlotte's grandfather.
Charlotte lived in Stratford, east London with her mother Mary, stepfather Paul, ten-year-old brother Dion and three-year-old stepsister Priscilla.
(KmcA)
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