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Fourthmurder charge follows fatal stabbing


A FOURTH person has been charged in connection with the murder ofWesleyAdyinka. Mr Adkyinka (37), pictured,


was fatally stabbed in an incident near his Knightrider Street home in February. His death sparked a flood of


tributes to a kind man who had battled through troubles in his own life. Now a man from Surrey has


been charged with “joint venture murder”. He appeared before MaidstoneCrownCourt onMay 2. A statement from Kent Police


said: “Detectives from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Direc- torate have charged a fourth per- son in connection with the death of aman inMaidstone. “Wesley Adyinka died follow-


ing an incident near his home in Knightrider Street during the early hours of Sunday, February 10.He had suffered a stabwound


to his chest. “A woman in her 30s also sus-


tained a stabwound at the scene. “On Tuesday, April 30, Julian


Grant (27), of Mitcham, Surrey, was charged with joint venture murder and grievous bodily harm with intent, following au-


thorisation fromthe Crown Pros- ecution Service.He appeared at a hearing beforeMaidstone Crown Court on Thursday,May 2. “Three others have previously


been charged in connection with the incident. “Kevin Roach (39), of South


Norwood, London, was charged with murder the day after Mr Adyinka’s death. He is also ac- cused of causing grievous bodily harmwith intent to thewoman in her 30s, who sustained a stab wound. “Rodney Harris (37), of Croy-


don, Surrey, and a 17-year-old boy from Streatham, south west London have also been charged with joint venture murder and grievous bodily harm with in- tent.” All four suspects have been re-


manded in custody and will next appear at a hearing beforeMaid- stone Crown Court onMay 17.


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cash forNigel A MAIDSTONE nurse has com- pleteda charity trek inPeruto raise funds for Pancreatic CancerUK. The disease killed her GP hus-


band Nigel (54), a popular doctor at theOrchardSurgery inLangley. He died in 2012 after a short bat-


tle against the agressive cancer. Mrs Minett


trekked in the HighAndes at al- titudes of 4,400m andcampedwith no electricity or runningwater. Mrs Minett, a


Benenden Hospital staff nurse, said: “Everything had to be done very slowly as youwere very soon out of breath and even getting dressed became a bit of amission. “We met many people from the


mountain communities who live by subsistence farming andraising their own llama andalpaca herds." Pancreatic cancer is generallydi-


agnosed too late to treat. Survival rates have improvedlittle since the early 1970s, she added. MrsMinetthas raised£21,000 for the charityviaher JustGivingpage.


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