A man charged with the murder of a train passenger in front of the victim’s teenage son has appeared in court.<\/p>\n
Darren Pencille, 35, of no fixed abode, appeared at Staines Magistrates’ Court accused of stabbing Lee Pomeroy, 51, on a train near Guildford on Friday.<\/p>\n
He is charged with murder and possessing an offensive weapon.<\/p>\n
Addressing the court, Mr Pencille said “innocent until proven guilty”, adding: “I’m paranoid. I’m hearing voices.”<\/p>\n
Mr Pencille was remanded in custody to appear at Guildford Crown Court later on Monday.<\/p>\n
Chelsea Mitchell, 27, from Willbury Road in Farnham, who is charged with assisting an offender, was due to appear before magistrates later.<\/p>\n
Mr Pomeroy, who would have celebrated his 52nd birthday on Saturday, was described by his family as “an honourable man and would always help somebody who was in trouble”.<\/p>\n
“He was a devoted family man and did everything for his family,” they said.<\/p>\n
Mr Pomeroy and his son boarded the 12:58 GMT train service between Guildford and London Waterloo at London Road station on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"