Staffordshire Police are investigating and incident which took place in Stoke on Trent witnesses following an murder and attempted murder in Stoke on Trent. Our officers were called to a property on Brookhouse Road in Meir at around 11.45pm on Friday (9 October). Sadly, Bradley Whieldon, aged 19, from Abbey Hulton, Stoke-on-Trent, was pronounced dead at the scene. Another man, in his late teens, was seriously injured in the incident and remains in a stable condition in hospital.

A 17-year-old British Asian boy, of Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, who cannot be named because of his age, has been charged with one count of murder and one count of attempted murder.

He appeared at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Tuesday 13 October where he was remanded to a youth detention centre ahead of another hearing due at Stafford Crown Court on Wednesday 14 October. the other 8 persons arrested in connection with this incident have been bailed with conditions.

Our detectives are continuing to appeal for information and urge anyone with relevant CCTV, dashcam, doorbell footage, or social media content to submit it via our dedicated portal 'Appeal for information' link below: