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A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a 22-year-old woman who died after being hit by a car.
Rebecca Steer was struck when the vehicle mounted a kerb in Oswestry, Shropshire, during the early hours of Sunday. Stephen McHugh, 27, of Artillery Road in Oswestry, also faced a charge of grievous bodily harm with intent at Birmingham Crown Court.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.
Ms Steer, from Llanymynech, which straddles the England-Wales border about six miles from Oswestry, was struck on Willow Street and died in hospital a short while later.Mr McHugh appeared via video link from HMP Hewell near Redditch in Worcestershire and was remanded in custody. He faces a further two charges of failing to stop at the scene of an accident and driving without insurance.Follow BBC West Midlands on
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