Published:
11:36 AM January 3, 2021
Donald Don Ralph, 83, was found unresponsive in his home in Halstead Road shortly after 1pm on Tuesday, December 29
- Credit: Sonya Duncan
Two people have been charged with murder and are due to appear in court on Monday following the death of an 83-year-old man at his home last week.
Leighton Snook, 28, of no fixed address and a 16-year-old boy from Leicester, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have both been charged with murdering Donald Ralph on December 29.
Snook and the teenager are both due to appear at Colchester Magistrates’ Court to face a charge of murder on Monday.
Published:
10:12 PM January 1, 2021
Updated:
10:15 PM January 1, 2021
A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 83-year-old was found dead in his Aldham home, near Colchester
- Credit: Sonya Duncan
A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an elderly man was found dead in his Aldham home.
Donald Don Ralph, 83, was found unresponsive in his home in Halstead Road shortly after 1pm on Tuesday, December 29, sparking a murder investigation.
Police believe Mr Ralph died in a targeted incident .
A house was cordoned off by police on Halstead Road
- Credit: Sonya Duncan
A 16-year-old boy from Leicester was arrested on suspicion of murder in Colchester on Wednesday evening in connection with the probe.
Donald Ralph was found dead at his home on Monday
- Credit: Essex Police
Tributes have been paid to a man after his body was found at his home in Aldham, near Colchester earlier this week.
Donald ‘Don’ Ralph, 83, was found dead at his property in Halstead Road shortly after 1pm on Tuesday, December 29.
Essex Police have launched a murder investigation into Mr Ralph s death and are currently awaiting the results of Mr Ralph s post mortem.
Police at Mr Ralph s home in Aldham near Colchester
- Credit: Sonya Duncan
Mr Ralph s niece Tina Ralph paid tribute to her uncle, describing him as a unique character.
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Donald ‘Don’ Ralph, 83, was sadly found deceased at his home in Halstead Road shortly after 1pm on Tuesday 29 December and police have revealed his car is still missing
10:40, 31 DEC 2020
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Donald Ralph, 83, was found dead at home in Aldham, Essex
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