Four men have been charged with murder following a stabbing incident in Leicester that resulted in the death of a 24-year-old.
Arad Niakan died after being stabbed on Wednesday in De Montfort Place, an area off London Road. Leicestershire Police identified the four men charged as Talha Satar, 21; Said Mahamed, 20; Husni Benramadan, 19; and Yousouf Khan, 18. All four are also facing charges for possession of an imitation firearm with intent to commit an indictable offense and for possessing a knife or bladed article in a public place.
A fifth man, Kassam Tarmahoomed, 21, has been charged with assisting an offender. All five are scheduled to appear at Leicester Magistrates' Court on Monday.
Authorities stated that two men, aged 52, and two women, aged 43, who were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, have been released on bail pending further investigation. Separately, a 33-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder was released with no further action.