Man charged with Christmas Day Brighton flat murder

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Warwick Mount, Montague Street, BrightonImage source, Eddie Mitchell
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Joe Lewis died at the scene at Warwick Mount flats in Montague Street

A man has been charged with the murder of a man who was stabbed to death at a flat in Brighton on Christmas Day.

Joe Lewis, 24, from Rustington, West Sussex, was fatally wounded at a block of flats in Montague Street at about 01:00 GMT and died at the scene.

A post-mortem examination revealed he died from a stab wound to the heart.

Oliver Parsons, 30, of no fixed address, was remanded in custody by Brighton magistrates and is due before Guildford Crown Court on Monday.

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