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| Man charged with murder in 1975 | Man charged with murder in 1975 |
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| Detectives have charged a 53-year-old man in connection with the murder of a schoolgirl on moorland 31 years ago. | Detectives have charged a 53-year-old man in connection with the murder of a schoolgirl on moorland 31 years ago. |
| Lesley Molseed, 11, left her Rochdale home on 5 October 1975 on an errand for her mother but never returned. | Lesley Molseed, 11, left her Rochdale home on 5 October 1975 on an errand for her mother but never returned. |
| Stefan Kiszko, from Rochdale, served 16 years in prison for her murder, but was freed on appeal in 1992. He later died. | Stefan Kiszko, from Rochdale, served 16 years in prison for her murder, but was freed on appeal in 1992. He later died. |
| Police said a 53-year-old man from Oldham, Greater Manchester, will appear at Calderdale Magistrates' Court on Tuesday charged with Lesley's murder. | Police said a 53-year-old man from Oldham, Greater Manchester, will appear at Calderdale Magistrates' Court on Tuesday charged with Lesley's murder. |
| Stefan Kiszko was freed on appeal after spending 16 years in jail | Stefan Kiszko was freed on appeal after spending 16 years in jail |
| Lesley, who was sexually assaulted and stabbed 12 times, disappeared after going out to buy a loaf of bread and an air freshener. | Lesley, who was sexually assaulted and stabbed 12 times, disappeared after going out to buy a loaf of bread and an air freshener. |
| Three days later her mutilated body was found on the moors just off the A672 in Ripponden, West Yorkshire. | Three days later her mutilated body was found on the moors just off the A672 in Ripponden, West Yorkshire. |
| Mr Kiszko's conviction was one of the worst miscarriages of justice in the history of West Yorkshire Police. | |
| He was freed on appeal when new evidence proved he could not have killed Lesley. He died a year later. | He was freed on appeal when new evidence proved he could not have killed Lesley. He died a year later. |
| Mr Kiszko's mother, Charlotte, who had campaigned relentlessly to prove his innocence, died a few months after her son. | Mr Kiszko's mother, Charlotte, who had campaigned relentlessly to prove his innocence, died a few months after her son. |