Man charged with murder after fatal Oxford stabbing

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Tobias Bruce was attacked in College Lane, Littlemore, and died three days later

A man has been charged with murder following a fatal stabbing in Oxford.

34-year-old Ryan Byrne, of Hathaway Green Lane, Stratford-upon-Avon, has been charged in relation to the incident on College Lane, Littlemore.

Tobias Bruce, 32, was found with multiple stab wounds on 25 February, and died in hospital three days later.

Byrne has been charged with one count of murder and two counts of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm with intent.

Thames Valley Police said he had been remanded in custody, and would appear at Oxford Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.

The charge comes after further arrests were made last week - with a 21-year-old woman from Stratford-upon-Avon arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

She, along with four others arrested in relation to the incident, have been released on bail.

A 41-year-old man from Headington has been arrested on suspicion of two counts of attempted murder.

A 30-year-old man from Botley has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specific controlled drug above the specified limit.

A 57-year-old woman from Headington has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

A 36-year-old man from Birmingham has been arrested suspicion of murder, attempted murder and assisting an offender.

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