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A second man will appear in court today charged with the murder of two teenagers at a house party in Milton Keynes. A man accused of stabbing two teenagers to death at a house party in Milton Keynes has appeared in court.
Dom Ansah and Ben Gillham-Rice, both 17, died as a result of knife injuries after they were attacked just before midnight on 19 October. Earl Bevans, 22, is accused of killing Dom Ansah and Ben Gillham-Rice, both 17, last weekend. He appeared at High Wycombe magistrates court on Saturday morning.
Police said that Ansah died from a stab wound to the back while Gillham-Rice was knifed in the chest. Bevans spoke during the brief hearing to confirm his name, date of birth, that he has no fixed address and that he was represented by Wasif Ahmed.
Earl Bevans, 22, of no fixed abode, will appear at High Wycombe magistrates’ court on Saturday, charged with two counts of murder over the attack at a party in the Emerson Valley estate.
Man charged over murders at party in Milton Keynes
He also faces two counts of attempted murder after Ryan Brown, 23, and a 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were left with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.He also faces two counts of attempted murder after Ryan Brown, 23, and a 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were left with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
This will be the second court appearance related to the fatal attack after 21-year-old Charlie Chandler, of Fitzwilliam Street, Bletchley, was previously charged with the double murder and two attempted murders. Bevans replied “yes” when he was asked if he understood the charges but was not required to enter any pleas. The bench of magistrates, chaired by Pat Milliner, remanded him in custody before a bail hearing at Luton crown court on Monday.
Chandler appeared at Milton Keynes magistrates’ court on Friday and is due to appear at Luton crown court on Monday. A second man will appear in court later on Saturday also charged with the murder of two teenagers at a party in the Emerson Valley estate. Dom died from a stab wound to the back while Ben was cut in the chest just before midnight on 19 October, police said.
Thames Valley Police issued an appeal on Friday and warned the people involved in the incident would be publicly identified if they did not come forward voluntarily. This was the second court appearance related to the fatal attack after 21-year-old Charlie Chandler of Bletchley was previously charged with the double murder and two attempted murders. Chandler appeared at Milton Keynes magistrates court on Friday and is due to appear at Luton crown court on Monday.
Det Chief Supt Ian Hunter, head of crime for the force, said: “We are still looking for others and they know who they are. I want to appeal directly to those people. We are looking for you and we will find you, however long it takes. In an appeal on Friday, Thames Valley police threatened to identify further potential suspects who are still at large if they did not hand themselves in.
“At this stage we have not released your names or photographs, so please hand yourself in to the nearest police station as soon as possible. “We are still looking for others and they know who they are,” DCS Ian Hunter, head of crime, said. “I want to appeal directly to those people. We are looking for you and we will find you, however long it takes.
“This is not going to go away and if we have to, we will name you so there will be no place for you to hide.” “At this stage we have not released your names or photographs, so please hand yourself in to the nearest police station as soon as possible. This is not going to go away and if we have to, we will name you so there will be no place for you to hide.”
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