Teenager charged with murder in Ipswich Billy McNicholl death
Mr McMillan has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Ipswich Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. He was also charged with being concerned in the supply of cannabis.A woman aged in her 50s, previously arrested on suspicion of murder before being released on bail, has been told she will face no further action.
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