Six people charged with murder of burns girl, 16
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Your support makes all the difference.Six people were yesterday charged with murdering Suzanne Capper, the 16-year-old who died after being found with severe burns. They had already been charged with kidnapping and attempting to murder her. The accused, all from Moston, Greater Manchester, were: Glynn Powell, 28; Jeffrey Leigh, 26; Clifford Pook, 18; Bernadette McNeilly, 23; Jeanne Powell, 25, and a 16-year-old boy who cannot be named. Manchester magistrates set a date of 17 February for committal to Crown Court and remanded the five adults in custody. The 16-year-old was remanded into the care of social services.
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