Man arrested in connection with teenager deaths

Mason Rist and Max Dixon were fatally stabbed in Knowle West in January

A man has been arrested as part of the ongoing investigation into the deaths of two teenagers.

Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, were attacked by a group of people in the Knowle West area of Bristol on 27 January, and died in hospital.

Avon and Somerset Police said a 25-year-old man was arrested on 26 July on suspicion of two counts of assisting an offender.

The man, the 16th person to be detained in relation to the deaths, has been released on police bail.

Nine people have so far been charged.

Five people have been remanded after being charged with two counts of murder, while four have been charged with two counts of assisting an offender.