{"id":865338,"date":"2026-04-01T17:38:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/865338\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T17:38:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:38:24","slug":"woman-charged-over-death-of-great-grandmother-87-who-was-assaulted-at-train-station-in-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/865338\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman charged over death of great-grandmother, 87, who was assaulted at train station in Birmingham"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n A woman has been charged over the death of an 87-year-old great-grandmother who was assaulted at Birmingham New Street railway station.\n <\/p>\n

Dorothy Chiles suffered a broken hip after the attack on the station’s concourse at about 11am on 19 November 2024, according to British Transport Police (BTP).<\/p>\n

Ms Chiles had surgery and was discharged from hospital on 2 December 2024, but she later died at home on 27 December.<\/p>\n

Charlie Lane, 26, has been charged with manslaughter and a racially aggravated public order offence, BTP said.<\/p>\n

Lane, of Marlborough Road, Gloucester, was released on conditional bail.<\/p>\n

She is due to appear at Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court on 30 April.<\/p>\n

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In a statement released by police after her death, Ms Chiles’s family said she was “a lively, outgoing lady whose energy was contagious”.<\/p>\n

They said: “Dorothy was more than a mom, grandmother and great-grandmother – she was a best friend, a guiding light, and a source of endless joy.”<\/p>\n

\n \"Sky\n <\/p>\n

\n (c) Sky News 2026: Woman charged over death of great-grandmother, 87, who was assaulted at train station in Bir
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