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Woman charged with manslaughter after 87-year-old assaulted at Birmingham New Street
Police charge a 26-year-old after great-grandmother Dorothy Chiles died weeks after an assault at Birmingham New Street station.
Apr 1st 2026 · United Kingdom
Insights
- Dorothy Chiles, 87, was assaulted on the concourse at Birmingham New Street at about 11:00 on 19 November 2024.
- She suffered a broken hip, underwent surgery, was discharged from hospital, and died at home on 27 December 2024.
- Charlie Lane, 26, of Marlborough Road, Gloucester, has been charged with manslaughter and a racially aggravated public order offence.
- Lane was released on conditional bail and is due to appear at Cheltenham Magistrates Court on 30 April 2025.
- The incident is being investigated by British Transport Police.
- Chiles's family described her as a lively, outgoing woman and issued a statement after her death.
Sources
- Mother stabbed at Notting Hill Carnival was ‘caught in middle of altercation’ www.telegraph.co.uk
- Tuesday evening news briefing: Leicester Square victim stabbed eight times, court hears www.telegraph.co.uk
- Woman charged with manslaughter after great-grandmother attacked at train station www.independent.co.uk
- Woman in her 80s stabbed to death news.sky.com
- Woman charged over death of great-grandmother news.sky.com
- Manslaughter charge after elderly woman dies following attack at railway station www.independent.co.uk