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The Kent man charged with the murder of PCSO Julia James stuck out his tongue as he was led away from court this morning - as police staged a reconstruction of the officer s last movements.
Callum Wheeler, 21, from Aylesham, was formally accused of killing the 53-year-old at the hearing.
He appeared at Medway Magistrates Court in person before being remanded back into custody ahead of his case at Maidstone Crown Court on Thursday.
Mrs James, a mother of two, went missing while walking her beloved Jack Russell near to her home in Snowdown, Kent, last month.
She was later found dead by members of the public in nearby Akholt Wood on Tuesday, April 27.
A Kent man has tonight been charged with the murder of PCSO Julia James.
Police say they have charged Callum Wheeler, 21, from Aylesham over the death of the 53-year-old.
Mrs James, a mother of two, went missing while walking her beloved Jack Russell near to her home in Snowdon, Kent, last month.
She was later found dead by members of the public in nearby Akholt Wood on Tuesday, April 27.
Detectives investigating Mrs James death say she had suffered head injuries. Her dog, named Toby, was unharmed and remained beside her body.
Officers from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate arrested Wheeler on Friday.
Action by the County Line and Gang Team sees 24 people across Kent arrested in February
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Updated: 14:37, 03 March 2021
A crackdown on county lines drug dealing saw 24 people arrested, 15 weapons taken off the street and more than £20,000 in cash seized in February alone.
It came as a result of action by Kent Policeâs County Line and Gang Team.
Watch the moment police stormed an address in Gillingham.
Among those arrested was a 30-year-old man in Maidstone after he reportedly ordered his dog to attack another man on February 9.
Omar Minsende and Daphne Yeo, 27, both of Queen Anne Road, were arrested after police were called to the property following reports a man had been seriously injured by a dog.