Alleged killer appears in court charged with manslaughter of pensioner

A man has appeared in magistrates court charged with manslaughter following the death of a pensioner in St Martins near Oswestry.

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Ashley Sumner, 31, of Berwyn View, Ellesmere, is charged with manslaughter, taking a car without consent and driving a motor vehicle not in accordance with a licence.

The offences are said to have happened on September 6.

Sumner was remanded in custody by Kidderminster magistrates to appear at Shrewsbury Crown Court on October 11.