Inquest opened for teenager murdered in Smethwick mosque car park
The inquest has been opened and adjourned for an 18-year-old found murdered in a Smethwick mosque car park.
Zeshan Afzal, aged 18, of Beresford Road, in Smethwick, was discovered with serious stab wounds following fighting in the car park of Jamia Masjid off Oldbury Road just before 9pm on February 20.
The inquest was opened and adjourned at Black Country Coroners Court in Oldbury on Tuesday due to the ongoing criminal investigation.
It comes as two more 17-year-old youths were arrested in relation to his murder in the early hours.
Then as the murder inquiry gathers pace a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old have appeared before Judge Michael Chambers KC at Wolverhampton Crown Court charged with Zeshan's murder also on March 3.
The 16 and 17-year-old defendants, who cannot be publicly named due to being aged under 18, both spoke only to confirm their names and addresses at the video hearing.
Another 17-year-old youth who was previously charged with murder in relation to the case appeared in court on February 27.
All three have been remanded in youth detention until April 17.
