Alaneme murder accused given bail

Christopher was found stabbed in Sheerness High Street, Kent

One of the five men charged with the Kent murder of 18-year-old Christopher Alaneme has been released on bail.

Plasterer Gerry Duhig, 27, of Camberwell, south London, was given conditional bail after an in-chambers application at Maidstone Crown Court.

One of the conditions was Mr Duhig, of Melbury Drive, had a £100,000 surety.

Four other men remain in custody at Belmarsh Prison after an earlier hearing, accused of fatally stabbing the teenager in Sheerness, in April.

They are Peter Connolly, 29, and Andrew Giblin, 26, of Peckham, Terence Beaney, 23, from Woolwich, and Sean Duhig, 23, from Melbury Drive, in Camberwell.

Mr Connolly, of Carisbrooke Gardens, Mr Giblin, from Bromyard House, Commercial Way, and Mr Beaney, from Rideout Street, each face a further charge of wounding another man with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

All five are due to appear at Maidstone Crown Court on 27 November for a plea and directions hearing.