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Third man charged with murder after stabbing death

A head and shoulders shot of Lewis Bell wearing a black bowtie and waistcoat. He has short ginger hair.Image source, Family handout
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Lewis Bell died on 19 September of stab wounds, police said

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A third man has been charged with the murder of a man who died of stab wounds.

Lewis Bell, 26, died in Hills Drive, Stockton-on-Tees, shortly after midnight on 19 September.

Cleveland Police said a 23-year-old man has been charged with his murder. A 25-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy have also been been charged with murder.

The 23-year-old is due to appear before Teesside Magistrates' Court on Saturday.

A man, aged 35, and a woman, aged 30, were earlier arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

A further five people arrested last week in connection with the investigation have been bailed.

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