The stepfather of murdered schoolgirl Lucy McHugh has been attacked in Southampton.
22 year old Richard Elmes needed hospital treatment after he was assaulted in Southampton just two days after the teenager’s killer was jailed. Thirteen-year-old Lucy, the daughter of Mr Elmes’s partner, Stacey White, was stabbed to death by the family’s lodger last July.
Elmes suffered head damage and also hurt his arm during the attack. Two men accused of the attack on have been charged with causing grievous bodily harm. The accused, Wayne Grant, 27, of Byron Road, and Charlie Whitemore, 22, of Waveney Green, are due to appear at Southampton Crown Court on the 27th August later this year
Richard Elmes, Lucy’s stepdad.
Elmes former best friend, Stephen Nicholson, was last week found guilty of Lucy’s rape and murder by jurors at Winchester Crown Court where he was ordered to spend a minimum of 33 years in prison.
Hampshire Constabulary declined to comment directly on the attack against Mr Elmes, but said: “We cannot condone any form of vigilante-style reaction in relation to any police investigation, past or present.”
“We want people to be aware of the risks of taking part in this type of action because you could find yourself facing criminal charges.”
