Boy and two men charged with murder of Doncaster man Jerry Appicella

A boy has been charged with murder in connection to the death of Jerry Accipella from Doncaster.
By Lloyd Bent
Published 23rd Dec 2019, 08:22 BST
Updated 30th Dec 2019, 13:33 BST
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Mr Appicella’s body was found inside a property on Craganour Place, Denaby Main at around 9.45am on Sunday morning (15 December) after officers responded to calls of concerns for his welfare.

It is believed that Mr Appicella had been involved in an altercation with a group of people on Tuesday 3 December in an alleyway leading to Hickleton Street in Denaby Main prior to his death.

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A post mortem carried out last week (16 December) revealed Mr Appicella died as a result of head injuries.

Officers are the crime scene in Denaby Main.Officers are the crime scene in Denaby Main.
Officers are the crime scene in Denaby Main.

The juvenile, who cannot be named for legal reasons was arrested on Thursday 19 December and released on police bail.

Today, Sunday 22 December he has been charged with murder. He has been remanded into police custody and will appear before Doncaster Youth Court tomorrow (23 December).

On Saturday 21 December, two men, Shae Nicholson, 19, of Lincoln Close, Denaby Main and Martel Brown,23, of no fixed abode were also charged with murder.

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Officers are still keen to speak to anyone with any information that can help them with their enquiries, please contact 101 quoting incident number 422 of 14 December.

You can also report online via the public portal- https://mipp.police.uk/operation/14SY19A05-PO1

Alternatively, you can stay completely anonymous by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers via their website Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling their UK Contact Centre on 0800 555 111.