Murder charge after Rebecca Steer killed in Oswestry hit-and-run

Rebecca Steer, from Llanymynech, was an aspiring police officer

A man has been charged with murdering a woman who was killed in a hit-and-run.

Rebecca Steer was struck by a car which mounted a kerb in Oswestry, Shropshire, during the early hours of Sunday.

Stephen McHugh, 27, of Artillery Road in Oswestry, has been charged with the 22-year-old's murder and another charge of grievous bodily harm with intent.

Ms Steer, who was an undergraduate at Liverpool John Moores University, was described as "a budding talent and admirable young woman".

She had been studying criminal justice at the university and staff said she was "an exceptional student" who held ambitions to become a police officer.

"She was the one that stayed behind to ask questions after every session," a university spokesperson said. "We were privileged to have her as a student."

Floral tributes were laid at the scene of the crash on Willow Street

Ms Steer, from Llanymynech, which straddles the England-Wales border about six miles (10km) from Oswestry, was struck on Willow Street and died in hospital a short while later.

A second pedestrian was also hit by the car but was later discharged from hospital.

Mr McHugh appeared at Kidderminster Magistrates' Court earlier where he was remanded in custody.

He faces a further two charges of failing to stop at the scene of an accident and driving without insurance and will appear at Shrewsbury Crown Court on Friday.

Another man from Oswestry, aged 28, who was also arrested on suspicion of murder has been bailed, West Mercia Police said.