THREE men have denied murdering a Southampton teenager.

Dawid Such, 19, was found with a puncture wound in his abdomen in Langhorn Road, Swaythling.

A total of five men have been charged with murder following the stabbing.

Only three appeared in Winchester Crown Court today.

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Cleohertz Onyeasi, 21, of Ellingham View, Dartford; Martin Bell, 46, of Le Marechal Avenue, Bursledon, and Jordan Gregory Matthews, 20, of Estridge Close, Bursledon all pleaded not guilty.

Also charged with murder are Ken Mulangala, 20, of Warren Avenue, Southampton and Donovan Neil Thomas, 35, of Norwood High Street in London.

Billy McIntyre, 23, of Millbrook Road East, Southampton has been charged with assisting an offender.

After the attack on July 24, Dawid was rushed to hospital and later died of his injuries.

Later that day, at 9pm, armed police stopped a car believed to be connected to the incident in Beaufort Street, Chelsea.

During the police stop, a single shot was fired from a police weapon, hitting one of the men in the car in the hand.

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The three will remain in custody until the next hearing on January 13.

The murder trial will begin on February 27 at Winchester Crown Court.

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