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Man, 39, charged with killing tattoo artist 5 years ago
Birmingham Mail
|October 17, 2025
A 39-YEAR-old man has been charged with coercive behaviour towards and the manslaughter of a woman who died almost five years ago.
Georgina Ward, aged 24, who was discovered dead at her home in Brierley Hill in November 2020
Officers have also charged Daniel Birtwistle with six counts of assault and one count of controlling and coercive behaviour in relation to a further three women, West Midlands Police said.
Charges brought against Birtwistle, who is from Tamworth, allege that he assaulted Georgina Ward on dates between May 2020 and her death in late November 2020.
This story is from the October 17, 2025 edition of Birmingham Mail.
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