A third man has been arrested after two teenagers were stabbed to death at a house party in Milton Keynes.
The 27 – year-old was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder on Saturday and remains in custody, Thames Valley Police said.
It is the third arrest in connection with the attack after police charged 22 – year-old Earl Bevans and 21 – year-old Charlie Chandler with two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder earlier this week.
A black-eyed and bruised Bevans appeared for a brief hearing at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court on Saturday afternoon, where he spoke to confirm his details and that he understood his charges.
He will appear again – alongside Chandler – on Friday.
Dom Ansah and Ben Gillham-Rice, both 17, were killed after a party they were attending in Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, was gatcrashed by masked attackers just after midnight on (October.)
The former died after being stabbed in the back, while the latter died from a stab wound to the chest.
A 23 – year-old man, Ryan Brown, and a 17 – year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were also injured in the attack.
In a statement on Friday, Detective Chief Superintendent Ian Hunter said the force was still looking for people involved in the incident, and appealed for them to come forward.
He said: “We are still looking for others and they know who they are. I want to appeal directly to those people. We are looking for you and we will find you, however long it takes.
“At this stage we have not released your names or photographs, so please hand yourselves in to the nearest police station as soon as possible.
” This is not going to go away , and if we have to, we will name you so there will be no place for you to hide. “
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