Police have charged an eighth person as part of a murder investigation.

Officers investigating the death of Levi Kent, 22, announced the latest charge today, adding to the list of people set to appear in court as part of the Gosport case.

Police were called to Keyes Road in Bridgemary at 2.32am on Friday, November 24 last year after Levi had been seriously assaulted in the area. He subsequently died from his injuries.

Michael Figgins, 63, of St Ann’s Crescent in Gosport has been charged with two counts of assisting an offender.

He was released on conditional bail to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court on March 21.

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Seven other people have already been charged as part of police's investigation.

They are: 

  • Tommy West, aged 18 of Fisgard Road in Gosport, charged with murder, robbery and possession of a bladed article.
  • Aiden West, aged 24, of Tudor Close in Gosport, charged with murder, robbery and possession of a bladed article.
  • Sarah Flynn, aged 36, of James Close in Gosport, charged with assisting an offender.
  • Joanne West, aged 45, of no fixed abode, charged with two counts of assisting an offender.
  • Peter West, aged 42, of Fisgard Road in Gosport, charged with two counts of assisting an offender.
  • Liam Savage, aged 37, of Trinity Green in Gosport, charged with two counts of assisting an offender.
  • Mark Phillips, aged 56, of Gilbert Close in Gosport, charged with perverting the course of justice and witness intimidation.

A trial date has been set at Portsmouth Crown Court for June 24.

Policed had previously arrested another four people as part of this investigation.

However they have since been released with no further action.

They were a 19-year-old man from Gosport arrested on suspicion of murder; a 67-year-old man from Salisbury arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender; a 22-year-old man from Fareham arrested on suspicion of murder and a 35-year-old man from Fareham arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.