Teens arrested over murder

Detectives in Kent were questioning two teenagers yesterday after the pair were arrested on suspicion of murdering 16-year-old Michael Chapman. Police said the dead boy from the Sittingbourne area of the county died on Friday night after an "unprovoked...

Detectives in Kent were questioning two teenagers yesterday after the pair were arrested on suspicion of murdering 16-year-old Michael Chapman.

Police said the dead boy from the Sittingbourne area of the county died on Friday night after an "unprovoked attack" at the playing fields at Gore Court Cricket Club.

A 18-year-old man and a 16-year-old youth were arrested late on Saturday night before being taken to separate police stations.

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