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A fifth man has been charged with murder following the death of a 24-year-old man in Exmouth.
Emergency services were called to Ashfield Close at around 12.45am on Saturday 31 May after reports that a man had been assaulted and found in a garden. Despite the efforts of paramedics, the man was pronounced dead at the scene from a single stab wound.
Ben Helliker, 26, of Halsdon Road in Exmouth, has now been charged with murder. He has been remanded to appear before Exeter Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 11 June.
Four other men – Zac Davies, 23, of Hawthorn Grove, Exmouth; Dylan Chadwick, 23, of Cambourne Avenue, St Helens; Ben Mason, 23, of no fixed abode, Exmouth; and Thomas Ward, 24, of Russell Walk, Exeter – have previously been charged with murder and appeared in court.
Two men and a woman have also been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. They have been released on police bail as enquiries continue.
Devon and Cornwall Police continue to investigate.
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