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Birmingham riots: Third person charged with Winson Green murders | |
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A third person has been charged with murdering three men who were hit by a car while protecting businesses during disorder in Birmingham. | |
Haroon Jahan, 21, and brothers Shazad Ali, 30, and Abdul Musavir, 31, died after the incident in Winson Green. | |
Adam King, 23, from Kings Norton, Birmingham, was charged with three counts of murder on Sunday. | |
A 17-year-old boy and a man, aged 26, have already appeared in court charged with murdering the three men. | |
Joshua Donald, from Kelsall Croft, Ladywood, and the teenager from Winson Green, who cannot be named, appeared before magistrates earlier. They will appear at Birmingham Crown Court on Monday. | |
Mr King will appear at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Monday. | |
The three men were killed in the early hours of Wednesday. | |
A West Midlands Police spokeswoman said a 27-year-old man has been bailed pending further inquiries. | |
A 16-year-old boy was released on bail on Saturday and a 32-year-old man was bailed last week. | |
Police investigating the matter said a third car thought to have been involved in the incident had been recovered. | Police investigating the matter said a third car thought to have been involved in the incident had been recovered. |
A black Audi A3 is undergoing forensic tests, a spokeswoman said. | A black Audi A3 is undergoing forensic tests, a spokeswoman said. |
Det Ch Insp Anthony Tagg said: "We are now confident we have recovered all three vehicles which we believe were involved in the murder in Dudley Road in the early hours of Wednesday 10 August." | Det Ch Insp Anthony Tagg said: "We are now confident we have recovered all three vehicles which we believe were involved in the murder in Dudley Road in the early hours of Wednesday 10 August." |
Police said 60 people were to have appeared before Birmingham Magistrates Court on Sunday, mostly charged with looting and disorder-related offences. |