Fourth man charged with murder after Staffordshire stabbing

Christopher Bradbury died after being stabbed

A fourth man has been charged after a stabbing in Staffordshire.

Qays Mahmood, 25, of Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, has been charged with murder.

It comes after Staffordshire Police officers were called to Ridgway Road in Shelton at 7.40pm on July 23 following reports that a man had been stabbed.

Christopher Bradbury, 44, sadly died at the scene.

Mahmood was due to appear at Newcastle-under-Lyme Magistrates Court on Thursday (July 30).

Hassan Ahmed, 19, appeared at the same court on Wednesday and was remanded in custody ahead of a hearing at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on Thursday.

Dhannish Mahmood, 19, and Subhan Nadeem, 20, appeared at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on Wednesday and were remanded in custody ahead of a hearing at the same court on September 28.

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