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| Officer in court over model death | Officer in court over model death |
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| A West Midlands police officer has appeared in court charged in connection with the murder of a teenage model. | |
| Amy Leigh Barnes, 19, was stabbed at her home in Farnworth, Bolton, Greater Manchester, on 8 November. She died later in hospital. | Amy Leigh Barnes, 19, was stabbed at her home in Farnworth, Bolton, Greater Manchester, on 8 November. She died later in hospital. |
| Melda Wilks, 49, of Rubery, Birmingham, was charged with assisting an offender. Her son, Ricardo Morrison, 22, is charged with Miss Barnes's murder. | |
| Ms Wilks was granted bail by Bolton Magistrates' Court until 20 February. | Ms Wilks was granted bail by Bolton Magistrates' Court until 20 February. |
| She is then due to appear alongside her son at Manchester Crown Court. | She is then due to appear alongside her son at Manchester Crown Court. |
| Mr Morrison, an amateur footballer and Ms Barnes's former boyfriend, was charged with murder in November and is currently in custody. | |
| Ms Barnes had modelled for several magazines and had also appeared in the Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks. |