A 16-year-old boy has been charged with two counts of murder after 17-year-olds Dom Ansah and Ben Gillham-Rice were stabbed to death at a house party in Milton Keynes last month.

A Thames Valley Police statement said: “A third person has been charged as Thames Valley Police continues its murder investigation in Milton Keynes.

“Yesterday, a 16-year-old boy from Milton Keynes was charged with two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder.

“The charges are in connection with the deaths of Ben Gillham-Rice and Dom Ansah, both aged 17, who were killed on Saturday, 19 October.

“The boy has been remanded in custody to appear at Milton Keynes Magistrates’ Court today.”