Overview
- British Transport Police, which announced the charges April 1, named Charlie Lane, 26, of Gloucester, on counts of manslaughter and a racially aggravated public order offence.
- Lane was released on conditional bail and is scheduled to appear at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court on April 30.
- The charges relate to the November 19, 2024 assault at Birmingham New Street in which 87-year-old Dorothy Chiles suffered a fractured hip, was discharged on December 2, and died at home on December 27.
- A racially aggravated public order charge alleges threatening or abusive words or behaviour with a racial element, which is separate from the unlawful killing allegation.
- Chiles’ family have remembered her as lively and devoted to her relatives, a portrait that highlights the personal toll and the concerns about safety in busy rail stations.