Houghton Regis stabbing victim also run over by car - inquest

Adam Fanelli, 39, and Patrick Howard, 27, were fatally injured in Tithe Farm Road, Houghton Regis, on Sunday, 13 November

Correction 26 January: This article originally reported that Curtis Long was one of four people charged with murder. However police have confirmed that on 6 January the charges against him were dropped and he is no longer under investigation.

One of two men who were stabbed in a street was also run over by a car, an inquest into their deaths heard.

Adam Fanelli, 39, and Patrick Howard, 27, were fatally injured in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, on 13 November.

Mr Howard was also hit by a car in Tithe Farm Road in the town, near Dunstable, the coroner's court in Ampthill was told.

Three people have been charged with murder and the coroner suspended the inquest until the end of any trial.

A post mortem investigation confirmed both victims had been stabbed in the chest area, with Mr Howard also run over by a vehicle.

A third man, Mason Jordan, was seriously injured during the fight.

Nicholas Papworth, 31, of Amble Close, Houghton Regis; Mark Griffiths, 40, of Luton; and Anthony Bennison, 24, of no fixed abode, have each been charged with two counts of murder, one of attempted murder, three of conspiracy to murder and three of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm.

Mr Bennison has also been charged with two counts of attempted grievous bodily harm.

A trial date has been provisionally set for 9 May at Luton Crown Court.