A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder following the death of a teenager in Bath city centre.

Ben Moncrieff, 18, died in the Southgate Street area of the city in the early hours of Saturday 6 May following reports of a man suffering serious injuries.

Paramedics attended the incident and found the teenager critically injured. He died at the scene.

Police say a 15-year-old boy, from south London, has been charged with murder.

The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, due to his age, has also been charged with possession of a bladed article.

He is due to appear at Bristol Magistrates’ Court today.

Be the first to get Breaking News

Install the Sky News app for free

Following news of Mr Moncrieff’s death, friends set up a GoFundMe page to raise £5,000 to “give him the funeral and send off he deserves”.

The friends described Mr Moncrieff as a “hard-working lad” who “brought endless smiles to everyone who was lucky enough to meet him”.

Related posts:

UK records 25,161 new COVID-19 cases and 37 more deaths, daily figures show What is the law on migrant crossings and what is Priti Patel trying to change? UK records 335 more coronavirus-related deaths and 109,133 new cases, daily figures show Female boxing has come ‘a massive way’ and pandemic helped that happen, says world champion, ahead of Taylor vs Serrano bout 77 more cases of monkeypox detected in UK taking total to 302 ‘Worst adult safeguarding scandal in UK history’: Hospital abuse inquiry begins in Belfast Accompanying Queen on final journeys has been ‘an honour and privilege’, says Princess Anne 2022 was the warmest year on record for the UK ‘A hole that can’t be filled’: Friends pay tribute to Cody Fisher as two men arrested British airline Flybe ceases all trading and cancels scheduled flights Fresh trans prisoner row as girl’s stalker approved for move to women’s jail Two pedestrians killed and one injured after car crash