A 23-year-old faced magistrates on Monday (December 28th) charged with the murder of a Burnham-On-Sea man on Christmas Eve.
Adam Lapthorne appeared at Taunton Magistrates’ Court charged with killing 20-year-old George Lawson (pictured) in Abingdon Street.
Mr Lapthorne was remanded in custody and is due to appear before Exeter Crown Court on 11 January.
It follows the discovery of the body of Mr Lawson at a flat in the street, as reported here.
George Lawson’s mother, Katie Lawson, said: “News has recently been brought to us of the death of our beloved son George Lawson. It can never be easy to receive news such as this especially at this time of year.”
“We as a family now need time to come to terms with our loss and to inform all those who care about George about his death.”
“We are co-operating fully with the police so that they can conduct a thorough investigation in an effort to bring whoever is responsible to justice.”
Scores of tributes have been paid to George Lawson on the social networking website Facebook – as reported by Burnham-On-Sea.com here.
After Mr Lawson’s body was found at 9am on Christmas Eve, police taped off an area at the front of the Second Image tattoo shop, as pictured, as their investigations got under way.
The area was shut to the public, with Abingdon Street taped off for 12 hours as the drama unfolded.
Later in the afternoon, another police cordon appeared around a home in Kimber Close in Highbridge as the investigation continued. Parts of Burnham seafront were also searched.
