> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Ipswich man and boy charged with manslaughter over Andrew Roche's death
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/ipswich-man-and-boy-charged-with-manslaughter-over-andrew-roches-death/
- Published: 2025-08-14T10:00:34.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:05:41.000Z
- Description: Thomas Watchman, 38, and a teenage boy have been charged with manslaughter following the death of Andrew Roche, 42, at Ipswich Hospital.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Crime, #article, #story-ulster-avenue-murder, #Import 2026-03-16 14:43

**Why it matters:** The charges represent a significant development in the investigation into Mr Roche's death, which occurred three weeks after an incident in Whitehouse.

**The details:** Mr Roche died at Ipswich Hospital on 11 August after an incident which took place in the Ulster Avenue and Waterford Road areas of Whitehouse on Friday, 25 July.

A Home Office post-mortem examination was carried out yesterday, and subject to confirmation at formal inquest proceedings, the man has been identified as Andrew Roche, 42.

**What's next:** Watchman, of Wicklow Road, Ipswich, and the teenage boy, who cannot be named because of his age, will appear before Ipswich Magistrates this morning.

**What police want:** Officers are keen to speak to anyone present in the area shortly before 4.50pm on Friday, 25 July, on Ulster Avenue and a short time later on Waterford Road.

**How to help:** Anyone with information can contact Suffolk Police quoting crime reference 37/41657/25 via their public portal or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

### This article cost us \~£10 to produce

It's free for you to read thanks to the generous support of our partners.