Phillip Simelane from Walsall to be charged following death of girl on Birmingham bus last week
A 22-year-old man is to be charged with the murder of schoolgirl Christina Edkins, who was stabbed to death on a bus in Birmingham, last week, West Midlands have police.
Christina, 16, was on her way to school in Halesowen during the morning rush hour on Thursday when she was attacked. A postmortem examination showed that she died from a single stab wound to the chest. Police said on Tuesday that Walsall man Phillip Simelane was to be charged with murder. He was arrested five hours after the attack but was subsequently moved to a secure unit for a mental health assessment.
Christina's parents said they were relieved at the news and paid tribute to their daughter, describing her as a "bubbly, beautiful and intelligent" teenager.
"Our world has been torn apart by the loss of our beautiful princess," said Jason and Kathleen Edkins. "Her family and friends will remember her as an amazing individual with her whole life ahead of her, a life that was tragically cut short on that Thursday morning. Our lives will never be the same again."
West Midlands police detective superintendent Rich Baker said: "This was a horrific, random attack and one that's understandably shocked many people. I'm pleased to announce we now have authority to charge the suspect with murder.
"I'd like to thanks Christina's family for their continued support and patience during our enquiry. Everyone wants to see justice for Christina and her family and from day one we've been determined to help deliver that justice for them."
via The Guardian World News http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/mar/12/man-charged-murder-christina-edkins
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