Man charge over village murder
A man has been charged with murder after two women died in a stabbing in a quiet village. Jack Ralph has also been charged with attempted murder after a man was taken to hospital with serious injuries during the incident in Hadlow, near Tonbridge, on Saturday, Kent Police said.
Police were called by paramedics to a house in Carpenters Lane just after 7.40am. Three people were found with injuries consistent with a stabbing, police said.
Two women, aged in their 50s and 70s, died at the scene. The man, also in his 70s, is in a stable condition in hospital, according to a force spokeswoman.
The 28-year-old, who lives on the street, remains in custody and will face two counts of murder and one of attempted murder when he appears via video link at Medway Magistrates’ Co...



