Four men have been charged with murder following the death of a man in Exmouth on Saturday.
Police were called at around 00:45am on Saturday 31 May following a report a man had been assaulted and located in the garden of a property in Ashfield Close.
Emergency services attended the location but despite the best efforts of paramedics, a 24-year-old male from the local area was pronounced deceased at the scene having suffered a single stab wound.
The following four men will appear at Exeter Magistrates’ Court today [4 June] charged with murder:
- Zac Davies, 23, of Hawthorn Grove, Exmouth
- Dylan Chadwick, 23, of Cambourne Avenue, St Helens
- Ben Mason, 23, of no fixed abode, Exmouth
- Thomas Ward, 24, of Russell Walk, Exeter
Two men and a woman have also been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. They have been released on police bail while enquiries continue.

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