Man charged with murder after woman dies 21 years after being set alight in Weston Super Mare

Steven Paul Craig will appear in Magistrates Court today

Steven Paul Craig is accused of killing Jacqueline Kirk who died 21 years after being set on fire

Author: James DiamondPublished 4th Jun 2021
Last updated 4th Jun 2021

A man has been charged with murder after a woman died 21 YEARS after being set on fire in Weston Super Mare.

Steven Paul Craig, who's 57 and from York, is accused of killing Jacqueline Kirk who was 62.

She died in 2019 after being set on fire in Weston back in 1998.

A brief statement from Avon and Somerset Police says the charge was authorised by the Crown Prosecution Service South West’s Complex Casework Unit.

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