Teenagers accused of Henley murder

12 April 2012

Two teenagers are appearing in court accused of murdering businessman Stephen Langford.

James Diggins, 19, of Devon Drive, Caversham Park Village, Reading, and a 17-year-old male youth have been charged with murder.

They are appearing at Oxford Magistrates' Court, a Thames Valley Police spokesman said.

Mr Langford, 43, died from severe head injuries he suffered in the attack outside a police station in Henley in the early hours of Saturday morning.

The businessman, who had a young daughter, lived alone at St Anne's Court in the Oxfordshire town.

Neighbours described him as a quiet man, working in sales, who would occasionally receive visits from his daughter and elderly parents.

MP Boris Johnson, a friend of Mr Langford, branded his death a "senseless waste of life".

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