Man due in court accused of killing pensioner in Leicestershire

Ben Dunlop, 26, is charged with the murder of 75-year-old Ronald Dunlop

Leicester Magistrates' Court
Author: Dan DaviesPublished 4th Dec 2021
Last updated 4th Dec 2021

A 26-year-old man has been charged with murder following the death of a man in Measham on Wednesday evening (1 December).

Ben Dunlop, of Hart Drive, Measham, has been charged with the murder of 75-year-old Ronald Dunlop. He will be appearing at Leicester Magistrates’ Court this morning (Saturday 4 December).

Dunlop has also been charged with one count of criminal damage in relation to the death of a cat, also on 1 December.

The body of Ronald Dunlop was found on the evening of Wednesday 1 December following a call from the East Midlands Ambulance Service.

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