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| Paige Chivers: Blackpool man charged with murder | Paige Chivers: Blackpool man charged with murder |
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| A man has been charged with the murder of a Blackpool teenager who has been missing since 2007. | A man has been charged with the murder of a Blackpool teenager who has been missing since 2007. |
| Paige Chivers, who was 15, was last seen during the August bank holiday in Bispham, Blackpool. | Paige Chivers, who was 15, was last seen during the August bank holiday in Bispham, Blackpool. |
| Robert Ewing, 59, of Kincraig Place, Blackpool, is charged with murder and perverting the course of justice. | Robert Ewing, 59, of Kincraig Place, Blackpool, is charged with murder and perverting the course of justice. |
| He is due at Blackpool Magistrates' Court later. Gareth Dewhurst, 45, of Blackpool, is also due in court in connection with the case. | He is due at Blackpool Magistrates' Court later. Gareth Dewhurst, 45, of Blackpool, is also due in court in connection with the case. |
| Father murdered | |
| Mr Dewhurst, of Duncan Avenue, is charged with assisting an offender, perverting the course of justice and a serious sexual offence. | |
| A 29-year-old man from Blackpool questioned by police after being arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of attempting to pervert the course of justice has been bailed. | A 29-year-old man from Blackpool questioned by police after being arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of attempting to pervert the course of justice has been bailed. |
| Despite numerous appeals, rewards, and a long-running police investigation she has not been found. | Despite numerous appeals, rewards, and a long-running police investigation she has not been found. |
| It was previously reported she was last seen on 23 August at a bus stop on Ashfield Road, Bispham, carrying a bag or suitcase after a row. | It was previously reported she was last seen on 23 August at a bus stop on Ashfield Road, Bispham, carrying a bag or suitcase after a row. |
| However, police said this was no longer the case and they could only confirm she went missing "some time over the bank holiday weekend". | However, police said this was no longer the case and they could only confirm she went missing "some time over the bank holiday weekend". |
| Paige's father Frank Chivers, 49, was murdered at his home in Layton, Blackpool, last year. Sean Conlon, 44, of no fixed address, was convicted of his murder and jailed for a minimum of 15 years at Preston Crown Court in January. | Paige's father Frank Chivers, 49, was murdered at his home in Layton, Blackpool, last year. Sean Conlon, 44, of no fixed address, was convicted of his murder and jailed for a minimum of 15 years at Preston Crown Court in January. |