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Ronan Kanda stabbing: Murder charge after boy, 16, killed

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Ronan Kanda was fatally attacked in Wolverhampton in June

An 18-year-old man has been charged with murder after a teenager was stabbed to death in Wolverhampton.

Ronan Kanda, 16, was attacked on Mount Road, Lanesfield, shortly after 21:00 BST on 29 June, West Midlands Police said.

Joseph Whittaker, of Raven Hays Road in Birmingham, has also been charged with possession of a bladed article.

He was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Walsall Magistrates' Court on Thursday.

Three other people, including two 16-year-olds, have previously been charged with the boy's murder.

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