Town grieves for bus driver murdered trying to protect children

A grieving community is preparing to bury a driver murdered trying to protect children on his bus, as the police stand-off with an Alabama man accused of the killing and holding a five-year-old boy hostage continued.

Town grieves for bus driver murdered trying to protect children

A grieving community is preparing to bury a driver murdered trying to protect children on his bus, as the police stand-off with an Alabama man accused of the killing and holding a five-year-old boy hostage continued.

Charles Poland, 66, known locally as Chuck, was described by people in his home town of Newton as a humble hero and hundreds attended services for him on last night.

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