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Extra time for OAP murder police Man charged over pensioner death
(about 16 hours later)
Detectives have been given extra time to question a 19-year-old man over the murder of a great-grandfather. A 19-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter following the death of a great-grandfather in Cardiff.
Detectives said it appeared Leonard Baldwin was assaulted at about 1830 BST on Saturday in Neville Street in Riverside, Cardiff. Leonard Baldwin, 76, died in hospital on Saturday evening after suffering a serious head injury.
Mr Baldwin, who had nine children and 63 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, died in hospital with a serious head injury. He was found at about 1830 BST on Neville Street, in the Riverside area of Cardiff.
Officers have until Tuesday to question the man at Fairwater Police Station. South Wales Police charged the 19-year-old on Monday evening and he is due to appear before city magistrates later on Tuesday.
An incident room has also been set up at Fairwater and officers have been carrying out house-to-house inquiries in the Riverside area. Officers carried out house-to-house inquiries in the Riverside area following the pensioner's death.
Det Supt Paul Kemp, who is leading the investigation, said: "We are currently investigating this incident as a murder inquiry, we have a man in custody being questioned in connection with the death, and we are carrying out house-to-house enquiries with those in the Neville Street area. Mr Baldwin had nine children and 63 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He was just a loving man Adolphus Baldwin, son "As part of this we are appealing for any witnesses to the incident to contact us. Police have appealed for anyone who was in the Neville Street area between 1700 BST and 1830 BST on Saturday to contact them.
"Our thoughts are with Leonard's family, and a family liaison officer is supporting them at this tragic time." Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police on 029 2057 1530 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
Mr Baldwin's son Adolphus said: "He loved people. He'd do anything for anybody. He'd help them with anything they wanted.
"He was just a loving man. That's the type of person he's always been."
His wife Margaret added: "He's gone too soon. He'd got another 15-20 years to live, I know he did. It's me that should have gone first."
Neighbour Janet Wall described how she had looked out of her front window and seen what she thought was someone who had fallen over.
"But then the ambulance came and put him on the stretcher... I just thought he'd fallen over and hurt himself," she said.
Det Supt Kemp appealed for anyone who was in the Neville Street area between 1700 BST and 1830 BST on Saturday, and with information about the incident to call them on 029 20571530, or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.