Ipswich youth charged in double murder probe after death of man and teenager

A teenage boy has been charged with the homicide of two males in Ipswich, Suffolk Police stated.

The 17-year-old, who has not been named, is because of seem in courtroom on Monday.

He was held by police following the deaths of father-of-three Barry Avenue, 32 and Nathan Oakley, 18, who died on Thursday from suspected stab wounds. 

The lads had been knifed on Thursday afternoon on the West Meadows website in Ipswich, Suffolk, the place they each lived.

Each died a short while after arriving at hospital.

Mr Avenue was killed simply two weeks after he proudly posed for with former world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury.

The victims of a double stabbing have been recognized - with one of many males, Barry Avenue, 32, showing in a photograph with boxer Tyson Fury

The image which he posted as his Fb profile was taken at a £100-a-head dinner in Gorleston close to Nice Yarmouth, Norfolk, the place Fury was visitor of honour.

Mr Avenue was jailed for 14 years at Ipswich Crown Court docket in 2006 for main a gang which stole £500,000 in a string of ram raids and armed robberies throughout East Anglia.

Police confirmed that they had been referred to as to reviews of a person aged in his 30s being stabbed on the West Meadows website at round 1.15pm on Thursday.

Mr Avenue was discovered bleeding with critical wounds on the entrance to the council-run website beside the A14 slip highway at Whitehouse in north Ipswich.

Officers had been referred to as to reviews of two stabbings inside 15 minutes of one another, with the victims recognized as Nathan Oakley, 18

He was taken by ambulance to Ipswich Hospital round 4 miles away, however later died from his wounds.

Mr Oakley was taken to the identical hospital in a automobile which was believed to have been pushed by his cousin.

Hospital employees referred to as police at round 1.30pm to say that he had arrived with critical stab wounds.

Put up-mortem examinations are as a result of be held on Saturday and the lads are but to be formally recognized. 

Witnesses stated that Mr Oakley's cousin parked on a forecourt exterior the principle hospital constructing and ran inside to report that he had a person in his automobile who was severely damage.

Docs are stated to have instantly rushed exterior and began treating him on the pavement, however they had been unable to save lots of him.

The 17-year-old from Ipswich was arrested within the space of Paper Mill Lane, Bramford, lower than a mile from the travellers' website at about 1.30pm on Thursday. 

Grieving household and buddies took to social media to pay tribute to Mr Avenue and Mr Oakley.

Officers had been referred to as to reviews of two stabbings inside 15 minutes of one another on Thursday afternoon

Pals remembered Mr Oakley for his humour, loyalty and good nature.

One entry on Fb stated: 'R.i.p to one of many niceset boys I ever met in my life you was very cheeky however innocent God love you actually and really cannot imagine your gone do not appear actual fly excessive nathan by no means be forgotten your going to be missed very a lot' [sic].

One other good friend wrote: 'R.i.p Nathan, not gonna really feel the identical not seeing you on an evening out, gonna miss you, you had been and are so pretty and so humorous too! Seeing that is laborious to imagine I solely noticed you a few month in the past.'

A good friend of Mr Avenue wrote: 'Cannot imagine what occurred yesterday my finest outdated mate Barry Avenue was murdered alongside aspect an 18 yr outdated boy what a pointless waste of life?

'I might wish to say Barry road was a gentleman and might be sadly missed my ideas and love go to all households concerned in yesterday's occasions RIP boys..'

One other wrote: 'A revered lad I met some time again. Ideas are together with his household.' A good friend added: 'Surprising one other two good males gone this yr please god let that be the tip.'

Anybody with details about the incident, or who was within the West Meadows space between 8am and 3pm on Thursday, is requested to contact police. 

Each of these injured - a person in his 30s and a boy in his late teenagers - died a short while after arriving at Ipswich Hospital

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