Age: 61
Sex: male
Date: 14 Aug 1949
Place: Jerrys Lane, Erdington, Birmingham
Cecil Howell was found unconscious in Sheddington Road, Kingstanding and later died in the General Hospital.
A 76-year-old man admitted striking him, and was charged with manslaughter, but the charge was thrown out by the Birmingham Stipendiary who said that he didn't think that a jury would convict.
see www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
see Birmingham Daily Gazette - Monday 15 August 1949
see Birmingham Daily Gazette - Thursday 01 September 1949
see Birmingham Daily Gazette - Tuesday 16 August 1949
see Birmingham Daily Gazette - Monday 15 August 1949
see Unsolved 1949
