Nine people set to go on trial over the death of two teenagers in Bristol

Five adults and four teenagers will be questioned

Author: Lauren WattPublished 9th Oct 2024

Nine people - including 4 teenagers - are set to go on trial today in connection with the deaths of two boys in Bristol earlier this year.

15-year-old Mason Rist and 16-year-old Max Dixon were stabbed in Knowle West on the 27th January 2024.

Since January, there have been four people charged with two counts of assisting an offender.

Five individuals have been charged with murder, including a boy who was 14 at the time.

Families pay tribute to Mason Rist and Max Dixon after Bristol attack.

The nine people will now appear at Bristol Crown Court to be questioned over the deaths.

The trial is expected to last 10 weeks.

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