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Daniel Saunders Ipswich stabbing: Boy in court over murder | Daniel Saunders Ipswich stabbing: Boy in court over murder |
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A 17-year-old boy has appeared in court accused of stabbing a man to death. | A 17-year-old boy has appeared in court accused of stabbing a man to death. |
Daniel Saunders, 32, died just after 13:50 GMT on 16 December after being attacked near Turin Street in Ipswich. | Daniel Saunders, 32, died just after 13:50 GMT on 16 December after being attacked near Turin Street in Ipswich. |
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with murder and possession of a machete in a public place. | The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with murder and possession of a machete in a public place. |
Ipswich Crown Court remanded the boy, of Bury St Edmunds, in youth detention. He is due to appear at the same court for a plea hearing on 12 April. | |
Earlier, East Suffolk Magistrates' Court heard he was found in possession of a machete in Colchester Road in St Osyth, Essex, on 20 December. | |
Police have appealed for a woman who stopped to help Mr Saunders to come forward. | Police have appealed for a woman who stopped to help Mr Saunders to come forward. |
She is described as being in her 30s or 40s, speaking with a local accent and driving a people carrier with a sliding door. | She is described as being in her 30s or 40s, speaking with a local accent and driving a people carrier with a sliding door. |
A post-mortem examination concluded Mr Saunders, originally from Surrey, died from a single stab wound to the abdomen. | A post-mortem examination concluded Mr Saunders, originally from Surrey, died from a single stab wound to the abdomen. |
Six other people were arrested in connection with the murder inquiry. | |
Two men, aged 44 and 39, and a 31-year-old woman arrested on the day of the killing were told they will face no further action after answering bail on Friday. | |
An 18-year-old man and two teenage boys were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. | |
The man, from the Colchester area, is due to answer police bail on 18 January while a 17-year-old, also from the Colchester area, and a 15-year-old from Bury St Edmunds have been released under police investigation. |