Police are investigating the suspected murder of a man described as "generous, funny and loyal" in a village near Faversham.
Detectives were called to The Street in Boughton under Blean last night, with it confirmed this morning the alleged attack was fatal.
Also in today's podcast, a young mum who tragically died after choking on food while cooking a family dinner has been remembered as "tender and loving".
The 33-year-old was discovered on the kitchen floor at home in Dover by her two-year-old daughter, her partner and his son.
Plans to replace draughty windows that “rattle, howl and shake” in the wind have sparked outrage among residents of an iconic tower block.
150 letters of objection have been lodged against the proposals for Arlington House in Margate after management announced plans to take out the original 1960s sliding windows.
Hear from a little boy from Kent who needed both of his legs amputated after being abused as a baby as he is set to undergo life-changing surgery.
Tony Hudgell's left hip is permanently dislocated but surgeons in Sheffield believe a new operation could improve his quality of life.
And, a couple who claimed they stole to feed themselves were told by magistrates to stop shoplifting and to go to a foodbank instead.
The pair carried out a series of thefts across stores in Dover and Deal, and stole chocolates, booze and flowers.
10 last night following reports of a stabbing. There was confirmation earlier this morning that the alleged attack was fatal, reporter Brad Harper was at the scene earlier. Police forensics can be seen going in and out of the Queen's head pub, which is based between Arthur Kennedy Close and school lane. There's also a white tent that's been erected at a bus stop where police forensics are also at the scene. Neighbors last night reported hearing shouts in near the pub, but it's been unconfirmed. What's happened so far? Catherine is the local vicar. I don't remember hearing any shouting. I just remember hearing sounds and kind of just thinking the sound is unusual. And there's a helicopter. What's happening there? And I didn't bother to even look. And too late I think maybe just before midnight or what not, as I was about to get to the bathroom at the end of making I'm like, Oh, there's an activity, some flashing lights there. He said, in Angenance, it's a police car and just saw the tap from inside, but I never blew up. So I can't say I saw anything hidden. Brian Gentry leaves next to the pub. I thought it was strange because of the pub lights was on late last night. That's all about it, really. And she mentioned she heard a helicopter. Yeah, was it? Good couple of hours. Good couple of hours? Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Because I went up at 11, about half 11 I heard the helicopter fly and it was still flying around a quarter one. Do you reckon that was a police helicopter? What's a police helicopter? I don't know that for sure. Okay. Obviously this is really quite area. An event like this, what's your sort of reaction to it? Don't expect anything like that. Very unusual. Very unusual. Yeah. And that was a pub light. That's all right. Yeah. Do you go in there quite a bit? No, I'm very rare, but I'm very rarely getting trouble or anything like that. But you live next door to me? I live next door to you. So I would, yeah. Yeah, no rowdiness or anything like that. No, no trouble. The victim has been named as Adam Pritchard, who's in his 30s and has been described as a generous, funny and loyal person. Three men aged between 39 and 43 have been arrested and taken into custody. Kent Online News. Well, then 700 investigations have begun after nearly 3,000 calls were made to an anti-corruption line set up by the Met Police. It was launched after a series of scandals in the force, including the murder of Sarah Everard by serving officer Wayne Cousins from deal from today. The police anti-corruption and abuse reporting service is being rolled out nationally. A teenager has been arrested after an imitation firearm was seized during a suspected burglary in Canterbury. Police were called to St Thomas Hill on Saturday when a group of men was seen acting suspiciously. Officers found a knife and a set of bolt cutters. The 18 year old has been released on bail while inquiries continue. A couple accused of stealing from shops in Dover in deal have told a court they did it because they had no food. Lisa Fitzgerald and Toby Fenton targeted a number of stores between August and December last year. The 45 and 48 year olds from Anglers Drive in Shalden have both been put on community orders and a judge told them to go to a food bank instead of shoplifting. Its teenager is one of two people arrested after an attempted burglary near Graves End. Police were called to South Fleet last Friday, but suspects had left the scene in a grave per show. The same car was later reportedly linked to the theft of a van from Seven Oaks, a 17 year old boy and 28 year old man from Orpington have been released on bail until June. A car has been destroyed after catching a light outside a pump in West Malling. Crews were called to the farmhouse on the high street yesterday afternoon. My mum was hurt and the blaziest thought to have started accidentally. Kent online news. The family of a Dover mum who died after choking while cooking say they're comforted to know her organs have been donated to recipients across the country. Shavorn Rose Simmons was found on the kitchen floor of her home and spent a week in intensive care but couldn't be saved. The 33 year old support teacher has been described as a naturally caring and special person. A medway woman's been given compensation and received an apology after three doctors refused to send her for cancer tests. Kelly Ward had visited the GP with a lump in her breast and at one stage was told it could be a chest infection and was sent for an x-ray. The 49 year old was eventually diagnosed with an aggressive form of the disease and went through chemotherapy. Wigmore Medical Center say measures have been put in place to improve work practices. Now a little boy from Kent who was abused as a baby is due to undergo life-changing surgery. Tony Hudgill needed both of his legs amputated after they were badly broken when he was just 41 days old. The 9 year olds learned to walk using prosthetics but his left tip is permanently dislocated. Paula and Tony Hudgill have been speaking to Nicola. It's a very lengthy surgery and Mr Joanne's Fernandez is the only person in this country that can do it. It will hopefully stabilise Tony's hip and lengthen his leg as well because the bone's not growing as it should and it's got quite a deformity in it which will leave Tony in a cage around his leg and his hip for up to a year. A huge thing to go through but reading a bit about the surgery I didn't realise that Tony's hip was permanently dislocated at the moment. Obviously that will change that and hopefully give him a huge amount more mobility and future mean he does great getting around at the moment. What sort of a difference will it make to his mobility and future? It will give him the chance to be able to walk more correctly being able to have better fitting prosthetics which again will give him more help as well and also hopefully he'll be able to stop using his crutches and then one day run which is what he wants to do. So Tony was fully within this involved in this decision. It's what he wants to do. He knows it's going to be tough for a while don't you? He's looking forward to the outcome. Tony this is something that you want because you're looking forward to being able to run one day aren't you? How good would that be? Really good. I've been wanting to run for a long time in my legs so yeah you are looking forward to it aren't you? Yeah. As you said yesterday you're excited as well as nervous aren't you? Yeah so you're nervous about it but you're also excited that this is the beginning of the next journey for you isn't it? And hopefully a good one. And as you mentioned there's only one place in the UK that you're able to have this surgery. So you're in Sheffield at the moment. What are the team like there? You've had a chance to see the hospital and meet them. Oh I mean they're absolutely incredible. They've been also helpful kind. They're a brilliant team anyway. Obviously we've been sort of seeing them and liaising with them over the last year 18 months anyway. So but today you've got to see where you'll be staying in your room doing you. It's a nice room. It is a nice room isn't it? It's a lovely children's hospital it really is. So I think you've been encouraged to do some fundraising when you fit having a year. I think that might be one of his next challenges. Remind me how old you are Tony? You're nine now aren't you? Yes. Yes. Is that kind of the right age to be doing this operation for? Because as you say it's quite a big thing for Tony to go through and the recovery obviously will be quite lengthy. Is it a good idea to do it now whilst he's at this age? Yes. If he was going to have this operation the ideal time is for him to have it done before he's 10 which obviously he's 10 this year. But because of the state of his hip it will give him the chance to build up the strength rather than all the corrections that need to be made within his back and everything else. Obviously with this operation being performed now he will have to have it performed again as he turns 16, 17, 18 depending on how he's grown because the bones will try to correct themselves even though they're already deformed but we do know that. Yeah it is an awful lot to go through. It's a lot for you to go through as a family as well isn't it? Because you're now obviously miles away from home it's quite a big thing for you all to to go through not just Tony who who has the surgery? Yeah absolutely. I mean we've got seven other children and obviously not all of them live at home but we you know we have three younger ones that are still at home and it has been hard you know to come away and sort of leave them back home so it is difficult still trying to manage things at home from a distance but we also know that there's a possibility that the other legs going to need surgery as well because that's the growth plates aren't there as we've seen today in the next race so there's other things as well so it's not just this but this is the major thing for now. Kent online news. Bakery bosses in Sitting Born insist they'll keep trading despite plans to demolish part of the building. They've asked for permission to build flats behind AE Barrow and Sons on the high street. The property is currently bigger than they need and if approved the four-story block will contain six apartments. Plans to increase the number of electric lorries on our roads have taken a step forward with BP Pulse investing in a truck stop in Kent. The facility in Ashford just off the M20 is one of the largest in Europe. The company plans to transform it with more charges for HGVs saying it's essential to have the infrastructure in place to support fleet operators. Arouse broken out over plans to replace the windows of a residential tower block in Margate. The company that manages Arlington House wants to remove the original sliding glass from the 1960s and install new ones with double glazing and thicker frames. They've had 150 letters of objection from people who were worried it'll ruin the look of the 18-story building. Lyndon Bran has lived there for more than 20 years. He says the windows have never been repaired. None of them fit properly. They're all drafty. The wind howls through them. When the wind howls outside it howls inside as well. They're just terrible terrible. They rattle shake. There's many many windows in the block that have seagull strikes and they're cracked and in the summer the heat distorts the frames and cracks the glass but they won't come and replace the glass. I think this scaffolding you can see above me has got something to do with that because I complained and people complained above about if the glass does come out this is a public walkway we're on at the moment and the glass is going to come straight down so I believe that's why they put this up as a measure to not have to replace the windows of the glass. So obviously these fans have gone in now and they want to replace all the windows in the building with them. Fantastic, that would be great. Oh yes absolutely it's about time. The building was put up or opened in the early 60s and nothing's been changed since then for the windows. Another resident Simon Pangelli says replacing the windows would be completely inappropriate. Firstly they don't need to be replaced. Secondly to replace them with tilt and turn would give a totally bizarre appearance from the outside totally out of character with the design of the building. It'll look like a leaded light window with reflections at all sorts of different angles. Also you lose these open 50% so you lose that aspect. Also for quite a few flats the windows belong to the flat. So why should I pay for other people's windows? So it's not necessary that perfectly
