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Boy charged over elderly couple's deaths after fire

News imageFamily handout Stan and Roma Rickman are side-by-side and smiling at the camera. Mr Rickman, who is bald with light grey hair, wears a half-unzipped blue sports coat and a checked shirt. His wife has short, white hair and wears a green fleece over a black buttoned top.Family handout
Stan and Roma Rickman died as a result of the fire at their home, police said

A 16-year-old boy has been charged over the deaths of an elderly couple following a house fire more than a year ago.

Stan Rickman, 91, and his wife Roma, 88, were found dead at their home in Heron Close, Alton, Hampshire, in the early hours of 14 April 2025.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said the teenager had been charged with two counts of unlawful act manslaughter and arson.

The force said the boy had been bailed with conditions to appear at Portsmouth Youth Court on 12 May.

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