Three teenagers have been charged with murder after a 17-year-old was fatally stabbed in Bedford. Thomas Taylor was attacked by a group at 5.50pm on Wednesday (January 8) as he walked along Greenhill Street, close to Bedford bus station.
The Bedford Academy student was taken to hospital with serious injuries but was pronounced dead a short time later. Ahmed Adam, 18, of Mardale Close in Kempston, Bedford, was arrested on Friday alongside two other males aged 16 and 17, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
They were charged with murder on Saturday (January 11) and have been remanded in custody. The three are due to appear at Luton Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
Detectives investigating the case made three more arrests over the weekend. Males aged 16 and 18 were arrested on Saturday and remain in police custody for questioning.
Floral tributes laid after Thomas Taylor was fatally stabbed
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An 18-year-old man was also arrested and has been released on bail as inquiries continue. Detective Inspector Richard Stott, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit, said: “Our thoughts remain very much with Thomas’s family and friends at this extremely difficult time.
“We understand this was a shocking incident and we would like to reassure our local community that we are working tirelessly on this case and would urge anyone with information to get it touch with us.”
Anyone with any information that could assist the investigation is asked to call police on 101 quoting Operation Cimarron or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.