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| Lindsay Birbeck death: Accrington murder-accused in court | Lindsay Birbeck death: Accrington murder-accused in court |
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| A 16-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with murdering a woman found strangled in a cemetery. | A 16-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with murdering a woman found strangled in a cemetery. |
| Mother-of-two Lindsay Birbeck, 47, was missing for almost two weeks before her body was found at Accrington Cemetery, Lancashire, on 24 August. | Mother-of-two Lindsay Birbeck, 47, was missing for almost two weeks before her body was found at Accrington Cemetery, Lancashire, on 24 August. |
| The boy, from Accrington, who cannot be named because of his age, appeared at Blackburn Magistrates' Court. | The boy, from Accrington, who cannot be named because of his age, appeared at Blackburn Magistrates' Court. |
| He is accused of murdering the teaching assistant between 12 August and 24 August. | |
| The teenager was remanded into secure accommodation ahead of a hearing at Preston Crown Court on Tuesday. | The teenager was remanded into secure accommodation ahead of a hearing at Preston Crown Court on Tuesday. |
| Hundreds of people joined searches for Mrs Birbeck when she disappeared from her home in Huncoat, Accrington. | Hundreds of people joined searches for Mrs Birbeck when she disappeared from her home in Huncoat, Accrington. |
| Last week, her children - Steven, 19, and Sarah, 16 - described her as "a great mum and wife, much-loved daughter, loving aunty and sister-in-law and a great friend too". | Last week, her children - Steven, 19, and Sarah, 16 - described her as "a great mum and wife, much-loved daughter, loving aunty and sister-in-law and a great friend too". |