Glynis Bensley, 47, Died From A Head Injury In Cheshire Street, Smethwick

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A 13-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman found dead in a West Midlands street.

Glynis Bensley, 47, was found dead in Cheshire Street, Smethwick just before 23:50 BST on 3 September. A post mortem found she died of a head injury.

The teenage suspect was arrested after he visited a police station on Tuesday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-29138995

 

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A 13-year-old boy has been given a life sentence, with a minimum tariff of 12 years, for murdering a woman by punching her then stamping on her face.

Glynis Bensley, 47, was killed outside the Seven Stars pub in Smethwick, West Midlands, on 3 September.

The judge lifted restrictions on her killer Petri Kurti, being named.

A second defendant, Zoheb Majid, 20, of Cheshire Road, Smethwick, was jailed for ten years at Wolverhampton Crown Court, for her manslaughter.

He was found not guilty of her murder.

Michael Turner QC, representing Kurti, said in mitigation he was "susceptible to the influence of older people" and his criminality should not be mistaken for maturity, adding he had some "learning difficulties".

Det Ch Insp Sam Ridding said: "Ms Bensley was tragically in the wrong place at the wrong time and was randomly picked out by the pair believing that she was a man and that she was wearing a gold bracelet.

"It was clearly the joint intention of the pair to use violence on anyone they targeted."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-32356081