Aylesbury park death victim: Amir Shafique named by police

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Amir ShafiqueImage source, Thames Valley Police
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The family of Amir Shafique, 22, from Aylesbury, have asked for "privacy" at this difficult time

A man who died after a "large fight" near a town park has been named by police.

Thames Valley Police, external said the family of Amir Shafique, 22, from Aylesbury were being supported by specially-trained officers.

He died following an incident close to Edinburgh Playing Fields in Lembrook Walk, on Wednesday.

Two men from the Buckinghamshire town have appeared in court charged with Mr Shafique's murder.

Nasim Khan, 23, of Radnor End, and Mohammed Humzah Wasim, 19, of Thrasher Road, have been remanded in custody by Reading Crown Court.

No pleas have been entered yet and the pair have a pre-trail hearing on 7 December, with a trial scheduled for April.

The scene in AylesburyImage source, South Beds News Agency
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Nine men were arrested in connection with the "large fight" in Aylesbury

The results of a post-mortem examination, conducted on Friday, were "pending further medial opinion", police said.

A second person who was injured has been discharged from hospital.

Seven other men, all from Aylesbury, arrested in connection with the incident, have been released on conditional police bail.

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