Police arrested 11 people following the fatal stabbing of a Reece Heffernan in Reading on Halloween.

Mr Heffernan, 22, died from a stab wound to the chest that evening, according to a post-mortem examination.

Five men were charged and will appear in Reading Crown Court on December 17, while six people were released.

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Charged:

A 17-year-old boy from Earley was charged with one count of murder, one count of perverting the course of justice and one count of possession of bladed article.

Hamzah Ahmed, aged 18, of Jubilee Road, Reading, was charged with one count of murder.

Tuviah Thompson-Hordle, aged 18, of Brant Close, Arborfield, was charged with one count of murder and one count of possession of a knife in a public place.

Carlos Daniel Capitao Mor Da Fonseca, aged 23, of Fawn Drive, Three Mile Cross, was charged with murder, possession of a bladed article and perverting the course of justice.

Umer Arshad, aged 23, of Waterloo Road, Wokingham, was charged with one count of perverting the course of justice.

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Released on conditional bail:

An 18-year-old man from Reading, who was arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice and assisting an offender.

An 18-year-old woman from Reading and a 21-year-old woman from Wokingham, who were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender

Released under investigation:

A 29-year-old man from Reading arrested on suspicion of murder

Two 19-year-old men, both from Reading, arrested on suspicion of murder