Another teenager charged with murder of Benjamin

AND ANOTHER YOUNGSTER IS CHARGED WITH ASSISTING AN OFFENDER, BRINGING TOTAL APPEARING IN COURT TO THREE

A SECOND teenager has been charged with murder in connection with the death of Benjamin Orton, police have revealed.

A 16-year-old boy has already been charged with murder, attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon. The youngster, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared in court on Tuesday afternoon, when he was remanded in custody. He will next appear at Derby Crown Court today.

Now, a 17-year-old has been charged with murder and attempted murder, while another unnamed 17-year-old has been charged with assisting an offender and perverting the course of justice.

The pair were due to appear before magistrates in Derby yesterday.

They will now appear at Derby Crown Court alongside the 16-year-old.

The 17-year-old charged with murder has been remanded into custody. The 17-year-old charged with assisting an offender and perverting the course of justice answers conditional bail not to speak to the defendants.

All three teenagers cannot be named for legal reasons.

Officers were called to reports of an assault in an alleyway at the side of the Odeon cinema, in The Pipeworks retail park, in Coppice Side, Swadlincote, just before 10.40pm on Saturday.

Benjamin 17, who was from the town, died at the scene. He had suffered stab wounds.

A 20-year-old man was also found with serious and potentially life changing injuries. He was taken to hospital where he remains in a stable condition.

Dozens of floral tributes have been laid in an alleyway, known as Wraggs Passage, close to The Pipeworks

A cordon surrounded the alleyway afterwards while forensic offices combed the scene for clues.

Anyone with information about the incident can contact Derbyshire police, quoting reference 21*326985, by calling 101, or via the force’s social media channels or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111 or by visiting its website at www. crimestoppers-uk.org

Flowers left at the scene in Swadlincote where Benjamin Orton, 17, died on Saturday night

Floral tributes left for Benjamin Orton (inset) in Wraggs Passage, where the 17-year-old was fatally injured on Saturday night