SCOTT MURDER: WOMAN IN COURT
A woman has appeared at court charged in connection with a historic murder investigation in Sunderland.
Scott Pritchard, 19, was found fatally injured outside his home in Lindsay Close, Hendon, in 2004.
Karen Tunmore, 36, of Killingworth, appeared before magistrates sitting at Newcastle Crown Court on Saturday charged with murder.
Tunmore did not enter a plea to the charge and has been remanded into custody to appear at Newcastle Crown Court on Monday, August 20.
No one was convicted in relation to the case at the time, but the investigation has remained open ever since.
Scott was discovered at the rear of his family home just after 7pm on Wednesday, January 7, 2004.
The teenager was found to be unconscious on the ground and was pronounced dead on arrival at Sunderland Royal Hospital.
The youth, who was on crutches at the time, had been bludgeoned to death.
Despite one of the biggest police hunts in Sunderland’s history, his murder remained unsolved.
Extensive inquiries, including a search of Mowbray Park lake, have previously been carried out by police.
A Northumbria Police spokesman said following the arrest: “We continue to support Scott’s family at this difficult time.”
“We continue to support Scott’s family at this time” POLICE