Two charged with student's murder after stabbing

Two men have been charged with murder after a student was fatally stabbed.

Vijay Kumar, an Indian national who was studying in Bristol, was found by police officers with serious injuries on Barbourne Road, Worcester, at around 04:15 GMT on 25 November.

The 30-year-old later died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.

Vanch Vansh, 23, of Heather Road in Smethwick, West Midlands, and Harsh Kapahi, 27, of Gregorys Mill Street in Worcester, have been charged with murder.

Both men have been remanded in custody to appear at Kidderminster Magistrates Court on Saturday.

At the time of the incident, West Mercia Police arrested five men on suspicion of murder.

The force has since confirmed the three other men who were arrested will face no further action.

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