Further charge over stabbing death

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Lewis Bell was stabbed last week in Stockton-on-Tees

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Another man has been charged over a fatal stabbing.

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

A 26-year-old man was accused of assisting an offender, Cleveland Police said.

He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Teesside Magistrates' Court.

Three men were previously charged with Mr Bell's murder.

They are due to appear at court next year, officers said.

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