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| A-level student on murder charge | A-level student on murder charge |
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| An 18-year-old A-level student has been remanded in custody, charged with murdering her 22-year-old boyfriend. | An 18-year-old A-level student has been remanded in custody, charged with murdering her 22-year-old boyfriend. |
| Katherine McGrath appeared before Bridgend Magistrates' Court on Tuesday and will next appear at Cardiff Crown Court on 1 September. | Katherine McGrath appeared before Bridgend Magistrates' Court on Tuesday and will next appear at Cardiff Crown Court on 1 September. |
| She is charged with killing Alyn Thomas, from Cymmer, Neath Port Talbot. | She is charged with killing Alyn Thomas, from Cymmer, Neath Port Talbot. |
| Ms McGrath had received her A-level results hours before police were called to a cul-de-sac in Brackla, Bridgend, on Friday. | Ms McGrath had received her A-level results hours before police were called to a cul-de-sac in Brackla, Bridgend, on Friday. |
| Mr Thomas, her boyfriend for more than a year, was on a gap year from college, working part-time in a Tesco store. | |
| Forensic officers at the house on Saturday | |
| Ms McGrath, a pupil at Brynteg Comprehensive School in Bridgend, had picked up her results in three A-level subjects on Thursday morning, before celebrating with friends in the town. | Ms McGrath, a pupil at Brynteg Comprehensive School in Bridgend, had picked up her results in three A-level subjects on Thursday morning, before celebrating with friends in the town. |
| Mr Thomas was found with knife wounds at the McGrath detached family home in Fenwick Drive on Friday. | Mr Thomas was found with knife wounds at the McGrath detached family home in Fenwick Drive on Friday. |
| Fenwick Drive was cordoned off for a forensic examinations on Friday and Saturday. | Fenwick Drive was cordoned off for a forensic examinations on Friday and Saturday. |
| Ms McGrath's father Martin, a retired teacher, was in court for the hearing. | |
| An incident room has been set up at Bridgend Police Station. | An incident room has been set up at Bridgend Police Station. |