Seventh person charged with murder over stabbing

Image of Dale Martin. He is sat on a chair and is wearing a sky blue t-shirt and shorts.Image source, Supplied
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Dale Martin, known to family and friends as DJ, died in hospital

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A teenager has become the seventh person to be charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of a 21-year-old man in Derby.

Dale Martin, known as DJ, died in hospital after being attacked in Stenson Road at about 23:45 BST on 15 June.

A 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested on Friday and remanded into custody. He will appear at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court on Saturday.

Two women have also been charged with assisting an offender in connection with the incident.

Detectives on Friday issued an appeal to trace vehicles that were seen in the area at the time.

Mr Martin was thought to be travelling in a grey Renault Megane before the assault, which had been heading "in the direction of the Allenton triangle, Osmaston Road and towards the Foresters Business Park".

The six other people charged with murder are:

  • Jayden Manion-Roberts, 25, of Tennyson Street, Derby

  • Keenan Hamblet, 26, of Osmaston Park Road, Derby

  • Ki Grant-Finlayson, 22, of Langley Road, Derby

  • Kayin Holmes, 24, of Nightingale Road, Derby

  • Kelci Thompson, 18, of Osmaston Road, Derby

  • Shaylon McCalla, 26, of Copes Way, Derby

Bridget Hamblett, 57, of Osmaston Park Road, Derby, and Asha Waddilove, 20, of Ashworth Avenue, Derby, have been charged with assisting an offender and have been released on bail.

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