Youth in court over Halloween murder

A 17-YEAR-OLD was remanded in custody yesterday when he appeared in court charged with the murder of a Halloween reveller.

Ben Gardner, 30, suffered fatal head injuries on 1 November last year after confronting a thief who stole his girlfriend's Halloween hat in Sutton, south London.

The youth, from Carshalton, appeared at Sutton Magistrates' Court.

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