Further charge made in Wolverhampton double-murder investigation
Police have charged another man with assisting an offender as part of their investigation into the murder of two men in Wolverhampton last year.
Yesterday (Wednesday) a 42-year-old man - Samir Patel - was arrested in Walsall on suspicion of assisting an offender. He is due to appear at Wolverhampton Magistrates Court today (Thursday).
It comes after Mohammed Maneer Khan was charged in September with the murders of Duaine Mills and Syed Zain Ali who died after the shooting in Leicester Street at around 3.10am on 19 September 2025. Yaseen Patel has been previously charged with assisting an offender.
Both Khan and Patel denied the charges when appearing at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Monday. A three week trial for the two has been set for July 20
A police spokesperson said: "Investigations remain on-going and we would ask anyone who has further information or footage, to call us on 101 quoting log 358 of 19 September."
