Three teenage boys from Gloucester have jointly been charged with the murder of 16-year-old Ramarni Crosby in the city last week.

The boys, aged 15, 16 and 17, are in custody awaiting an appearance at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court later today (Monday, December 20). They cannot be identified due to their age.

All three have been charged with the murder of Ramarni Crosby on the evening of Wednesday 15 December. Ramarni, from Frampton on Severn, sustained fatal stab wounds during an incident in Stratton Road, Gloucester that evening and died in hospital overnight.

Detective Chief Inspector Mark Almond, from the Gloucestershire Police Major Crime Investigation Team, said: "These charges are a significant step in progress, but the investigation into Ramarni's tragic death does not stop here.

"This continues to be a very much active investigation and we're still working to establish the circumstances around what took place. Anyone who has information or witnessed what happened that evening and has not yet come forward is asked to please help us now, and speak to police or Crimestoppers anonymously."

Anyone who has any information or footage relating to the incident is asked to contact police using the online reporting tool.

You can also call police on 101 and quote incident 389 of 15 December. Alternatively, you can contact the independent crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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