Boy, 17, Charged With Murder of Father-of-Three Adrian Brown in Moss Side

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with murder in Manchester. The teenager, who cannot be named, appeared at Manchester Magistrates' Court and was placed in local authority care. He is accused of killing Adrian Brown, 34, a musician known as Dre, who was stabbed in the chest at the West Indian Sports and Social Club in Moss Side.

The attack happened at around 11pm on May 8, and Mr Brown died in hospital. District Judge Margaret McCormack remanded the boy to appear at Manchester Crown Court on Friday. A co-accused, Taoi Lee, 18, of Heald Green, is charged with attempted assault occasioning actual bodily harm and was bailed to appear on the same day.

Lee's bail conditions include staying out of Moss Side, having no contact with Mr Brown's family or his co-defendant, a curfew, and reporting to a police station three times a week. Mr Brown was a father of three, and the case will now move to the crown court for the next stage of proceedings.