A 26-year-old woman has been charged with manslaughter following the death of an 87-year-old great-grandmother who was assaulted at Birmingham New Street station.
Dorothy Chiles suffered a broken hip in the incident on the concourse at around 11am on 19 November 2024. She underwent surgery and was discharged from hospital, but died at her home on 27 December.
Charlie Lane, of Marlborough Road, Gloucester, has also been charged with a racially aggravated public order offence, British Transport Police said on Wednesday. She was released on conditional bail and is due to appear at Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court on 30 April.
In a statement released after her death, Ms Chiles’s family described her as “a lively, outgoing lady whose energy was contagious”. They added: “Dorothy was more than a mom, grandmother and great-grandmother — she was a best friend, a guiding light, and a source of endless joy.”
