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| Ashley Woolley murder: Teenager charged over fatal stabbing | |
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| A 17-year-old youth has been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of a man in an Essex park. | |
| Ashley Woolley, 18, from Chelmsford, was attacked in the town's Oaklands Park at 15:15 GMT on Thursday. | |
| The teenager appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court and was remanded in custody. He is due to appear at Chelmsford Crown Court on Monday. | |
| Police said he had also been charged with threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a public place. | |
| A 19-year-old, from Maldon, also arrested in connection with the investigation, has been released from custody without charge. | A 19-year-old, from Maldon, also arrested in connection with the investigation, has been released from custody without charge. |
| Friends and family held a candlelight vigil for Mr Woolley by the park's gates on Friday night. | Friends and family held a candlelight vigil for Mr Woolley by the park's gates on Friday night. |
| Paul Woolley, Ashley's brother, wrote on Facebook: "Thank you all for your kind words and support, Ashley would have been overwhelmed, it was nice to see how many hearts he touched in such a short space of time." | Paul Woolley, Ashley's brother, wrote on Facebook: "Thank you all for your kind words and support, Ashley would have been overwhelmed, it was nice to see how many hearts he touched in such a short space of time." |
| The family also said: "Ash's memorial looked so good at night, thank you for all of the support that everyone has shown to his dearest family and friends. | The family also said: "Ash's memorial looked so good at night, thank you for all of the support that everyone has shown to his dearest family and friends. |
| "It has helped make today a more positive day of remembering the life that Ash lived." | "It has helped make today a more positive day of remembering the life that Ash lived." |
| They added: "Ashley's amazing smile would light up any room that he came into and he leaves behind a loving family who have lost a part of them that can never be filled." | They added: "Ashley's amazing smile would light up any room that he came into and he leaves behind a loving family who have lost a part of them that can never be filled." |
| Charlotte Jones, his girlfriend of nearly eight months, told the BBC she spoke to Ash on the telephone about 10 minutes before the attack. | Charlotte Jones, his girlfriend of nearly eight months, told the BBC she spoke to Ash on the telephone about 10 minutes before the attack. |
| "He was a really nice boy, he loved to smile," she said. | "He was a really nice boy, he loved to smile," she said. |
| "He touched so many people's lives it's nice that people are paying their respects to him and I wish he could see how many people cared about him... he was so kind, he was really nice." | |
| He would have celebrated his 19th birthday on 30 December, she said. | He would have celebrated his 19th birthday on 30 December, she said. |