Two More Teens Charged Over Smethwick Stabbing
West Midlands police have charged two more 17-year-olds in connection with the brutal stabbing of 18-year-old Zeshan Afzal in Smethwick.
The suspects, whose names are not being released for legal reasons, were arrested yesterday. Both have now been formally charged with murder. They are due to appear at Wolverhampton Youth Court on 5 March.
Five Teens Facing Murder Charges
This shocking development brings the total number of teenagers charged over Zeshan’s killing to five. Three others were charged earlier in the case.
Zeshan was found seriously injured on Oldbury Road just before 9pm on 20 February, following a disorder that night. He later died from his wounds.