THREE men have been charged by officers investigating the murder of Alex Innes.

A murder investigation was launched by Thames Valley Police’s Major Crime Unit after Mr Innes, 25, died in Walton Street, near the junctions of Great Clarendon Street and Little Clarendon Street, in Jericho, at around 12.50am on Sunday.

Michael Oluyitan, 19, of Waynflete Road, Oxford, Bradley Morton, 18, of Cumberlege Close, Oxford and Keyarno Allen, 18, of Furlong Close, Oxford, have each been charged with one count of murder and one count of possession of a bladed article.

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They will all appear before Oxford Magistrates’ Court today.

An 18-year-old man from Oxford arrested on suspicion of murder on Tuesday remains in police custody.

The charges are in connection with the incident in Walton Street in which Mr Innes died at the scene after being stabbed.

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This story was written by Anna Colivicchi, she joined the team this year and covers health stories for the Oxfordshire papers. 

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