Knowle West: fifth person charged with murder
He'll appear in court tomorrow accused of killing Mason Rist and Max Dixon in the Knowle West area of the city nine days ago
Avon and Somerset Police have confirmed a fifth person has been charged with the murders of Mason Rist and Max Dixon in Bristol.
A 14-year-old boy was charged this afternoon (5 February) and was remanded into custody ahead of his youth court appearance.
He cannot be publicly identified because of his age, with this latest update from the police bringing the total number of people to have been charged in connection with the two murders to seven.
Five people have been charged with two counts of murder and two adults have been charged with two counts of assisting an offender.
Mason, 15, and Max, 16, died after being attacked in Knowle West on the night of Saturday 27 January.
A murder inquiry was launched, led by the police's Major Crime Investigation Team, and it has seen five people in total being charged with the boys’ murder and remanded in custody.
This includes a 17-year-old boy who was charged with murder over the weekend and appeared before magistrates for the first time today.
He is due to attend Bristol Crown Court tomorrow.
Two other people were charged with two counts of assisting an offender last week and they both were remanded too.
Meanwhile, officers arrested a 46-year-old man on suspicion of assisting an offender earlier today and he has been transported to custody. He is the thirteenth person to be arrested as part of this investigation.
A 49-year-old woman and a 14-year-old girl who were arrested yesterday morning (Sunday 4 February) on suspicion of assisting an offender have both been released on conditional bail.
Both Max and Mason’s families have been updated and are being supported by specially-trained officers.