Mother and grandmother of murdered Tia Sharp on race attack charges

Tia Sharp's mother Natalie Sharp and grandmother Christine Bicknell have been charged with racially aggravated offences

The mother and grandmother of murdered Croydon schoolgirl Tia Sharp have been charged with racially aggravated offences over an incident at a supermarket car park in Wallington, south London.

Natalie Sharp, 33, is charged with racially aggravated common assault, while Christine Bicknell, 49, is accused of a racially aggravated public order offence, Scotland Yard said.

They have been bailed to appear at Croydon Magistrates' Court on August 4.

Police were called to a disturbance at a supermarket car park in Wallington's Beddington Gardens on April 4 but both suspects had left the scene.

Sharp, of Canterbury Road, Morden, south west London, is also charged with common assault over the incident.

Meanwhile, Bicknell, of Torrington Square, Croydon, south London, faces a second public order charge.

Stuart Hazell is serving a life sentence for the 12-year-old's murder Credit: PA

Ms Bicknell's former boyfriend Stuart Hazell is serving a life sentence with a minimum of 38 years for 12-year-old Tia's murder.

The youngster's body was found hidden in the loft of her grandmother's home in Croydon, south London, in August 2012.