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| Man charged with model's murder | Man charged with model's murder |
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| A man has been charged with the murder of a teenage model who was stabbed at her Bolton home. | |
| Amy Leigh Barnes, 19, was found by police at her home in Farnworth, Greater Manchester, on Saturday morning. She died later in hospital. | Amy Leigh Barnes, 19, was found by police at her home in Farnworth, Greater Manchester, on Saturday morning. She died later in hospital. |
| Ricardo Morrison, 21, formerly of Birmingham, has now been charged with her murder. | Ricardo Morrison, 21, formerly of Birmingham, has now been charged with her murder. |
| Greater Manchester Police said he was due to appear before Bolton Magistrates' Court on Wednesday. | Greater Manchester Police said he was due to appear before Bolton Magistrates' Court on Wednesday. |
| Ms Barnes, a former pupil of Lords Independent School in Bolton, was on the books of the Manchester-based modelling agency Nemesis Casting and reached the finals of the Miss British Isles contest last year. | Ms Barnes, a former pupil of Lords Independent School in Bolton, was on the books of the Manchester-based modelling agency Nemesis Casting and reached the finals of the Miss British Isles contest last year. |
| More than 400 people have joined a Facebook group set up in tribute to her. | More than 400 people have joined a Facebook group set up in tribute to her. |
| Her family said she was "a very special person and much loved by all her family and friends". | Her family said she was "a very special person and much loved by all her family and friends". |