Overview
- Nathan Gothard, 36, of Church Street in Appleby Magna, has been charged with the murder of David Darke and is due to appear at Leicester Magistrates’ Court today.
- David Darke suffered a serious head injury after an assault outside The Crown Inn on Church Street just before 9:45 p.m. on December 21 and died at Queen’s Medical Centre on December 27.
- Police initially arrested a 36-year-old on suspicion of grievous bodily harm, later re-arrested him on suspicion of murder, and have now brought a murder charge.
- The inquiry is being led by the East Midlands Special Operations Unit, which has reviewed CCTV from the area and identified multiple witnesses.
- Darke’s family paid tribute to him as a devoted father and grandfather, and officers continue to invite information from anyone who was in Church Street that evening, quoting reference 25*744889.