Three charged with murder following fatal stabbing in Nottingham

Nottingham detectives investigating a fatal stabbing have charged three suspects with murder.

The officers were called High Cross Leys, at the junction of Huntingdon Street and Woodborough Road, in Nottingham city centre on Friday, April 2 at 7:50 pm. Davices Anderson, 22, was treated by paramedics at the scene and then taken to the hospital where he later died at 9:36 am.

Two men and a woman have now been charged with his murder. Courtney McCleary, aged 53, of High Cross Leys, David St Anthony Francis, aged 60, of Swale Grove, Bingham, and 44-year-old Lisa Barlow, of High Cross Leys, are due to appear at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court today on Tuesday, May 2.

Two more suspects, 49-year-old Danny O’Keefe, of Keswick Court, Sneinton, and Gregory Bailey, aged 50, of Comyn Gardens, St Ann’s, have both been charged with assisting an offender and are also due to appear in the court today.

A forty-year-old woman has also been arrested in connection with the investigation on Monday, May 1 after she was detained on suspicion of murder. Three other suspects previously arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, a 39-year-old man, and two women aged 33 and 44, have been released on bail while inquiries continue.

Detective Inspector Clare Gibson said: “We’re pleased to have now made further progress in our investigation by charging five suspects in connection with this attack which resulted in the tragic loss of such a young life.

“Davices’s death has had a devastating impact on his family who are continuing to receive support from specialist officers. As ever, our thoughts remain with them at this incredibly difficult time.”

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