Man charged with murder in connection with death of 11-year-old

A man has been charged with murder after an 11-year-old boy was found injured near to Shipley Country Park.

Ambulance crews were called to Thorpes Road, near to the park in Heanor, on the afternoon of Saturday 18 June to reports that a boy had suffered injuries. He sadly died later that day.

A subsequent police investigation led to the arrest of a 41-year-old man in connection with the death last week.

Michael Harrison, of Eaton Terrace, Nottingham, has now been charged with murder and is due to appear at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court on Monday 4 July.

He has also been charged with engaging in coercive and controlling behaviour.

Officers from Derbyshire Constabulary and the East Midlands major crime unit will be continuing with their inquiries and will remain in the area over next few days.

Anyone with information is encouraged to speak to them.

As part of those inquiries, we want to find a white Vauxhall Combo van that may be displaying one of the following registrations:

• FL54 JBJ
• FL54 JDJ
• FG57 FTO

No further information into the circumstances is available at this time, but we will be issuing further witness appeals over the coming days.

Anyone who can help should contact us using one of the below methods, quoting reference 22*349624:

• Facebook – send us a private message to our Facebook page
• Twitter – direct message our contact centre via @DerPolContact
• Website – We have several crime reporting tools on our website or use our online contact form
• Phone – call us on 101

You can also anonymously contact the independent charity Crimestoppers, on 0800 555 111, or by visiting the Crimestoppers website.