Axe killing: Police seek football star's brother

The brother of Premiership footballer Joey Barton was being sought by police tonight in connection with the racist murder of a black teenager.

Axe killing: Police seek football star's brother
Mon, 01 Aug, 2005 - 20:34

The brother of Premiership footballer Joey Barton was being sought by police tonight in connection with the racist murder of a black teenager.

Anthony Walker, 18, was attacked with an axe in Huyton, Merseyside on Friday night after being followed through a park by a gang who had hurled racial abuse at him.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: Huyton, MerseysidePlace: HuytonPlace: SouthamptonPlace: EuropePerson: Joey BartonPerson: Anthony WalkerPerson: Michael BartonPerson: JoeyPerson: Paul TaylorPerson: WalkerEvent: PremiershipOrganisation: Manchester CityOrganisation: BBC
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