24 May 2019
Nicholas Rose, the man convicted of killing 16-year-old Charlotte Pinkney in Ilfracombe in 2004, has died in prison.
The Ministry of Justice has confirmed he died at HMP Guys Marsh where he was serving a life sentence for the killing.
Rose was convicted of murder at Exeter Crown Court in February 2005. It was said he killed Charlotte in the early hours of February 28, 2004 after she spurned his sexual advances.
But aspects of the case remain a mystery. Charlotte's body was never found and Rose maintained his innocence. He was convicted on circumstantial evidence, including DNA.
Charlotte Pinkney murderer Nicholas Rose has died in prison