THE third man charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of Connor Tremble appeared in court yesterday.

Bradley Jones, of New Road, Bledington, near Chipping Norton, appeared at Oxford Crown Court and is charged with perverting the course of justice.

The 21-year-old was released on conditional bail and is due to enter a plea on May 30, with a provisional trial date of August 11.

William Blencowe, 20, of Oxford Road, Banbury, has been charged with murdering 17-year-old Connor outside his flat in Iffley Fields, Oxford, on February 13.

Grant Clemens, 23, of Stockwells, Moreton-in-Marsh, is accused of assisting an offender. Both remain in custody.