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Man to face Milly murder charge | Man to face Milly murder charge |
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A 41-year-old man will be charged with the kidnap and murder of Milly Dowler, the Crown Prosecution Service said. | A 41-year-old man will be charged with the kidnap and murder of Milly Dowler, the Crown Prosecution Service said. |
The body of 13-year-old Milly was found on Yateley Heath in Hampshire in 2002, six months after she went missing in Walton-on-Thames. | The body of 13-year-old Milly was found on Yateley Heath in Hampshire in 2002, six months after she went missing in Walton-on-Thames. |
She disappeared near a railway station in March on her way home from school. | She disappeared near a railway station in March on her way home from school. |
Former bouncer Levi Bellfield will be charged with the killing after the CPS said it received a large dossier of circumstantial evidence. | Former bouncer Levi Bellfield will be charged with the killing after the CPS said it received a large dossier of circumstantial evidence. |
Mr Bellfield faces charges that he kidnapped Milly Dowler on 21 March 2002, and that he murdered Milly Dowler on 21 March 2002. | |
He also faces charges that he attempted to kidnap Rachel Cowles on 20 March 2002. | |
Nigel Pilkington of CPS South East said: "After carefully reviewing all the evidence in this case, I have now reached the decision that there is sufficient evidence and that it is in the public interest to charge Levi Bellfield with three offences," he said. | |
Milly disappeared after calling her father on 21 March to say she would be home in half an hour. | Milly disappeared after calling her father on 21 March to say she would be home in half an hour. |
A UK-wide search was carried out for Milly and her body was eventually found in September 2002 - 25 miles (40 km) from where she was last seen. | |
The teenager was identified by dental records. | The teenager was identified by dental records. |