Four charged after fatal stabbing of teenager

Police say Kalvin Taylor's body had lain in the flat for several days

Detectives have charged four people in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old man.

The teenager's body was found when officers were called to a ground floor flat on Lefroy Road in the Mile Cross area of Norwich at 22:40 BST on 21 September.

On Saturday, Norfolk Police charged a 22-year-old man from London with offences including murder and being concerned in the supply of class A drugs.

A 55-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman, both from Norwich, have also been charged with murder. A 51-year-old Norwich man has been charged with assisting an offender.

All four have been remanded in custody and are due to appear at Norwich Magistrates' Court on Monday.

Officers were called to the flat in Norwich on 21 September

Mother's tribute

A post-mortem examination found the teenager died from a stab wound to the chest.

He has been named as Kalvin Taylor, from London.

In a statement issued by police, his mother said: “It is so devastating what has happened to my son.

"It has left our family in a million pieces which we will never recover from.

“Kalvin was a son, a grandson, a brother, a cousin and a friend to us all. We will remember and miss Kalvin all the days of our life.

“We love you Kalvin, rest in heavenly peace until we meet again.”

A teenager arrested on conspiracy to murder has been released on bail. Police are appealing for witnesses.