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Four men in court charged with murdering man

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The four defendants are due to next appear at Exeter Crown Court in July

Four men have appeared in court charged with murdering a man who died in a garden in Devon.

The 24-year-old man died from a stab wound in the garden of a property at Ashfield Close, Exmouth, on Saturday. Police were called at about 00:45 BST to reports of an assault. The man died at the scene.

Zac Davies, 23, of Hawthorn Grove, Exmouth; Dylan Chadwick, 23, of Cambourne Avenue, St Helens, Merseyside; Ben Mason, 23, of no fixed abode; and Thomas Ward, 24, of Russell Walk, Exeter, appeared at Exeter Crown Court.

The four defendants were all remanded into custody to appear at the same court for a plea and trial preparation hearing in July.

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