Three more charged after murder of Xhovan Pepaj in Tunbridge Wells
Published: 10:01, 21 December 2021
Updated: 10:17, 21 December 2021
Three more people have been charged after a murder in Tunbridge Wells.
Xhovan Pepaj, 25, was found fatally injured inside a property in Caley Road, at around 3.15am on Saturday, December 4. He had suffered multiple stab wounds.
Following the killing, police have already charged Ciaran Stewart, 18, of Curtis Road, Hornchurch and a 17-year-old from Ilford with his murder and with conspiracy to commit robbery. They are due to appear at Maidstone Crown Court on January 6.
Officers also later charged Donte Simpson-Palmer, 18, of Norfolk Road, Ilford; Mohammed Miah, 25, of Highfield Road, Romford, and Nathan Turner, 28, of Myrtle Road, Brentwood, all with conspiracy to commit robbery.
Turner was further charged with possessing cannabis with intent to supply. The three are also due to appear at Maidstone Crown Court on January 6.
In the latest development yesterday, police charged three more men with conspiracy to commit robbery.
They are Zach Cutting, 23, of Roundhills, Waltham Abbey; Ray Renda, 21, of Sandringham Road, Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, and Nathan Rainforth, 20, of Gloucester Road, Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood.
They will appear initially before Medway Magistrates' Court today.
Three other suspects have also been arrested in the case and they remain on police bail pending further investigations.
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