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Three teens charged with murder of man outside Asda after being arrested 100 miles away

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Three teenage boys are charged with murder of man, 20, outside Asda supermarket in Walsall after being arrested 100 miles away in North Wales

Three teenage boys have been charged with the murder of a man who was knifed outside a supermarket in the West Midlands, after being arrested 100 miles away in North Wales.

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Bailey Atkinson, 20, was stabbed to death outside an Asda in Walsall in the early hours of January 28. 

On Tuesday, three boys – one 15-year-old and two aged 16 – were arrested at a hotel in Rhyl, North Wales.

The teenagers cannot be named due to their ages but West Midlands Police confirmed that they had been charged on Friday night. 

The boys are now due to appear at Wolverhampton Magistrates’ Court on Saturday. 

West Midlands Police said Bailey Atkinson was set upon by a ‘group of men carrying weapons’ in Walsall town centre outside Asda on January 28

A murder probe was launched after Mr Atkinson was set upon by a ‘group of men carrying weapons’ in Walsall town centre.

The victim was rushed to hospital in the early hours of January 28 but was pronounced dead just before 3am.  

Following the incident a large part of the town centre was sealed off while officers conducted a fingertip search. 

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CCTV was also recovered as part of the initial investigation, Detective Inspector Laura Harrison confirmed.   

A post-mortem revealed Mr Atkinson, from Bloxwich, had died of multiple stab wounds. 

Detective Inspector Jim Mahon added: ‘Our investigation has been fast paced but has not stopped with these arrests. 

‘We know there were others involved in the tragic events of Saturday night and we are determined to find everyone involved to get justice for Bailey’s family. 

Three teenage boys have now been charged with the murder of a man who was stabbed to death in the West Midlands

Three teenage boys have now been charged with the murder of a man who was stabbed to death in the West Midlands

‘We urge anyone with information that they may be withholding, possibly through misguided loyalty, to come forward now.’ 

Mr Atkinson’s family have previously paid tribute to him as their ‘beloved boy Bailey, our kindhearted and much-loved son, brother and grandson’. 

They added: ‘Bailey was so loved, by so many and will be missed so much.’

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A Section 60 dispersal order will remain in place until Saturday morning in the areas of St Matthews, Bloxwich West and East, Blakenall, Birchills and Leamore.

The order, which police said is used when there is a risk of violence, allows officers to stop and search people suspected of being involved in violence, without the need to have reasonable grounds. 

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Source: Daily Mail

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