Man charged over bus killing

A man has been charged with the murder of a 60-year-old ex-soldier who was attacked on a bus. Stan Dixon, who had earlier told a gang off for swearing, suffered a serious head injury in the alleged assault, which happened as he waited to get off a bus in Horden, near Peterlee, County Durham, on Saturday. Stan Dixon, who had earlier told a gang off for swearing, suffered a serious head injury in the alleged assault He was taken to Newcastle General Hospital where he died on Wednesday. The victim was returning to Horden from Hartlepool with his 41-year-old partner when the incident happened at about 10pm on Saturday. It is believed the couple got into an argument with two men and a young woman at the back of the vehicle, which prompted the pair to alight earlier than they had intended. As they waited to get off at the front of... [read full story]