Overview
- The defendants, charged Monday, are 24-year-old Lewis Dowling, 49-year-old Patricia Dowling, and a 16-year-old boy who cannot be named, and they were remanded to appear at Coventry Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.
- Police and paramedics went to a Chestnut Avenue home just before midnight on Friday after a welfare call, and a man in his 40s died shortly after.
- Officers had arrested the same three over the weekend on suspicion of murder, and a 72-year-old woman was arrested Sunday on suspicion of assisting an offender and remains under investigation.
- Detective Superintendent Charlie Naughton said the inquiry is at an early stage, officers are supporting the victim’s family, and evidence work is ongoing.
- Warwickshire Police kept a local presence and asked anyone with information to speak to officers, and the first court hearing will confirm the charges and review custody status.