Prosecutors consider charge on 1993 frenzied teen murder

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Prosecutors could be about to charge someone over the murder of teenager Claire Tiltman 21 years ago.

Kent Police have submitted a file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service into the death of the 16-year-old schoolgirl. She was fatally stabbed in an alleyway off the London Road on January 18 1993.

The alleyway where Claire Tiltman was atracked Credit: Press Association

The Dartford Grammar School pupil was stabbed more than 40 times in a frenzied attack as she took a short cut to visit a friend, four days after her 16th birthday.

Memorial to Claire Tiltman in Greenhithe Credit: Press Association
Claire Tiltman Credit: Press Association

The Crown Prosecution Service added:

Both of Claire's parents have now died, but her former school friends have continued to campaign for justice over her death.