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Three charged with murder over Hackney stabbing

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Jason Romeo was stabbed to death outside an address in Bodney Road in Lower Clapton, Hackney, on Tuesday

Three men have been charged with murder over the stabbing of a 20-year-old man in east London.

Jason Romeo was stabbed to death outside an address on Bodney Road in Lower Clapton, Hackney, on Tuesday at 17:59 GMT, the Metropolitan Police said.

Raynolph Asante, 22, and Travis Mitchell, 21, both from Hackney, and Rhamyah Bailey-Edwards, 21, from Walthamstow, are due to appear at Thames Magistrates' Court on Monday.

The Met said the investigation into Mr Romeo's death is ongoing and officers arrested an 18-year-old man on suspicion of murder on Saturday. He remains in custody.

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