SINGAPORE: A 16-year-old boy was charged on Thursday (Oct 15) with the murder of his classmate in Johor’s Batu Pahat district earlier this month. The boy, who is in Form Four – the equivalent of Secondary Four in Singapore – is accused of killing Irene Sofiya Mohd Khairool Faisal, 16, at the secondary school SMK Dato’ Seth in Yong Peng between 2.30pm and 4pm on Oct 3, Malaysian news outlets reported. Irene was found unconscious and covered in blood in the school hall on the day of the alleged murder.  She was reportedly found by her grandmother, who had gone to the school after becoming concerned when her granddaughter had not returned home by 5.30pm that day.  Three male students, all aged 16, were earlier arrested over the alleged murder and one was ordered to be remanded for six days. The accused, who is a minor, was not named and did not enter a plea at the Batu Pahat magistrates’ court on Thursday, according to news reports. This is because murder cases fall under the …

The family of a grandmother found fatally injured near Bristol say they “remain in complete shock” after a man was charged with her murder. Annette Bishop, 71, was found with serious injuries at an address in Sherbourne Avenue, Bradley Stoke, last week. Police were called to the property at around 2pm on 9 October, but Ms Bishop was pronounced dead at the scene. Gerald Bishop, of the same address, has been charged with her murder. The 73-year-old will go on trial at Bristol Crown Court on 5 April next year. In a statement released by Avon and Somerset Police, Ms Bishop’s two children thanked the force and the emergency services, and said: ​”We are also deeply grateful to all her friends and family for their overwhelming love and support.” The statement continued: “We remain in complete shock after losing our mother in such tragic circumstances. ​”Our mother was taken from us far too soon. She had many years ahead of her – time that should have been spent creating memories with her children, grandchildren, friends, …