Footballer arrested after stabbing of teenage girl at party

A footballer with a Premier League academy has been charged with the murder of a 15-year-old girl who was stabbed at a house at the weekend.
Andrew Hall, 18, who plays for Stoke City academy, is accused of killing Megan-Leigh Peat, from Westoning in Bedfordshire.
She died after being stabbed at a house in Ailesbury Road in Ampthill at around 1.30am on Saturday, Bedfordshire Police said.

Arrest: Andrew Hall, 18, who plays for Stoke City's under 18 team, has been charged with the murder of Megan-Leigh Peat, 15, right, who was stabbed to death at a house party in Ampthill, Bedfordshire

A police spokesman said that on the direction of the Crown Prosecution Service, Hall, of Flitwick, Bedfordshire, had been charged with Megan's murder.
She added: 'He is being held in police custody overnight and is due to appear at Luton Magistrates Court tomorrow morning.'

 

Shortly after Miss Peat's death Stoke City confirmed that Hall had been arrested.
Hall plays for the Stoke City under-18s team. He scored a crucial goal earlier this year to send his team through to the fourth round of the FA Youth Cup.

Grief: Friends of 15-year-old Megan-Leigh Peat arrive to lay floral tributes at the scene of her death

Sad: A friend of Megan lays flowers for her outside the house where she was stabbed

Tragic: After leaving her tribute to Megan the teenager is led away

Megan was a pupil at Harlington Upper School in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. In the days following her death friends paid tribute to her.
Chelsie McAneny, 16, said she shared learning support lessons with Megan at school.

She said: 'Everyone loved her, she was bubbly and popular and she stuck up for everyone, even when she was down.
'She was a party girl, she loved it. You could hear her a mile away. Everyone would say she was a good friend.'


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