A neighbour of the grandmother of murdered schoolgirl Tia Sharp has been charged with wasting police time.
Paul Meehan, 40, from Croydon, south London, will appear at Croydon Magistrates' Court on February 28 charged with the offence.
He is the neighbour of Tia's grandmother Christine Sharp, whose boyfriend Stuart Hazell is due to stand trial for the 12-year-old's murder later this year.
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