Teen dies after serious assault

22 November 2010, 05:48 | Updated: 22 November 2010, 09:15

A teenager has died after he was seriously assaulted in broad daylight.

16 year old Adil Basharate, from Milton Keynes, was attacked in Stratford Road in Deanshanger, in Northamptonshire, at 11:00 on Friday morning.

He was taken to Milton Keynes General Hospital but passed away from his injuries on Sunday morning.

Four men – one aged 21, three aged 19 – from Deanshanger, Stony Stratford and Cosgrove, have been charged with his murder and are due to appear at Northampton Magistrates Court this morning (Monday November 22nd).

DCI Martin Kinchin of the Northamptonshire Police Major Incident Team said: "Whilst we are not looking for any other persons in connection with this assault, I would ask anybody who witnessed the assault, or who has further information, to contact the police. Whilst we continue to conduct an open minded investigation, at this time we have received no indication that this offence was racially motivated."
 
Witnesses or anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police on 03000 111 222 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.