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Hartlepool Man Charged with Murder of Lancashire Student Carla Georgescu

Prosecutors approved the charge following his arrest in Hartlepool.

Overview

  • Police found the 19-year-old second-year student dead at student accommodation on Victoria Street in Preston on February 5.
  • Nathan Owens, 34, of Hopps Street in Hartlepool, was arrested on suspicion of murder last Friday before being charged.
  • The Crown Prosecution Service was consulted prior to the murder charge being authorized.
  • Owens has been remanded in custody to appear at Preston Magistrates' Court this morning, Tuesday, February 10.
  • Lancashire Police’s major investigation team continues house-to-house and CCTV enquiries and urges information via 101 quoting log 0560 of February 5.