A 26-year-old Maidstone man has been charged with murder over the stabbing death of a man on Friday night.

Police were called to a Fisher Street house in Maidstone after a man was discovered with stab wounds about 6.50pm the same day.

The injured man died at the scene.

Homicide Squad detectives arrested two men, aged 26 and 21.

The pair was interviewed by police on Saturday and investigators believe the men knew the victim.

The younger man was released pending further enquiries, while the older man has been charged with one count of murder.