16-year-old boy charged with murder after teenager is stabbed to death in Milton Keynes

Tuesday, 10 November 2020 16:25

A boy has been charged as part of a Thames Valley Police investigation following a murder in Milton Keynes.

The boy, who is aged 16 and cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged today (10/11) with one count of murder, one count of possession of a bladed article and one count of theft.

The charges are in connection with an incident on Saturday (7/11) in which a boy was stabbed in Tyburn Avenue.

The victim of the incident has today been formally identified as Lewis Wenman, aged 17. Specially trained officers are supporting his next of kin at this difficult time.

A post mortem has taken place and has given the cause of death as a stab wound to the chest.

The boy who has been charged in connection with this investigation appeared at Milton Keynes Magistrates’ Court today.

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