Ex Stourbridge FC Youth Player in Alledged Fatal Assault on Girlfreind
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Luke Walker, 22, allegedly kicked and punched Chelsea Hyndman, 21, during the “fierce physical fight” on Sunday night, it was claimed.
Police said the pair became involved in the heated row in their rented apartment in Malia, where they had hoped to work for the summer.
Prosecutors claimed Mr Walker, of Brierley Hill, West Mids, attacked his girlfriend during a “jealous fight over the attention of other men”.
Miss Hyndman, from Castleford, West Yorks., was taken to Venizelos State Hospital in the island’s capital of Heraklion, where she underwent emergency surgery but died early on Monday.
A post mortem found she died of “forceful blows to the stomach, which … caused an internal rupture and internal bleeding that proved fateful”.
Police sources said scratches on Mr Walker’s body indicated “the victim had also put up a strong fight”.
“They had been dating for two years but, according to their friends, they very often had serious fights,” one source said.
Mr Walker was charged on Tuesday with “causing fatal bodily injuries”.
Under Greek law, he faces between five and ten years in jail if convicted.
Malia is renowned for attracting young British holidaymakers who indulge in heavy drinking in the town’s numerous pubs and clubs
On Tuesday night her mother, Heather, was being comforted by friends and family at the family’s terraced home.
“Her mum is in bits. She can’t believe it’s happened," said her stepfather Neil Lorryman.
It is understood Mr Walker's parents Lindy and Patrick were on their way to Crete and unavailable for comment.
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: “We are providing the family with consular assistance.”
She also confirmed that a “British national had been detained in Greece”. She declined to comment further.
Mr Walker will appear before magistrates on Wednesday, where they will decide whether to grant bail pending a trial later this year
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