A 15-year-old boy has been remanded in custody accused of the murders of teenagers Dom Ansah and Ben Gillham-Rice at a house party in Milton Keynes.

The boy, from Milton Keynes, is also accused of two charges of attempted murder at the house in Emerson Valley on 19 October.

He made a brief appearance on Monday at Luton crown court via a video link from Werrington prison in Staffordshire, which houses juveniles.

The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is the fourth person to be charged with the murders of the 17-year-olds and attempted murders of another 17-year-old and a 23-year-old.

Charlie Chandler, aged 21, of Fitzwilliam Street, Bletchley, and Earl Bevans, aged 22, of no fixed abode, plus a 16-year-old boy from Milton Keynes have been charged with two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder.

Charles Royale, defending, made no application for bail.

Judge Andrew Bright QC remanded the youth in custody to appear again at Luton crown court on 27 January 2020 for a plea hearing. A trial date has been set for 21 April.

A 27-year-old man from Milton Keynes who was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder on 26 October has been released under investigation.

A 53-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman, both from Milton Keynes, arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, have been released under investigation.