Twelve people have been charged in connection with the death of Luke O'Connell.

Mr O'Connell, 26, died in hospital after being stabbed on August 31 last year after a crash involving three cars on Gammons Lane, Watford.

The Watford Observer reported on November 15 that seven men were charged in connection with the stabbing.

It has now been revealed that five others could appear in court charged with assisting an offender.

A provisional trial court date has been set for Monday, March 2.

The twelve defendants who have been charged are:

  • Mohammed Haroon Azad, 21, no fixed address - charged with murder.
  • Shahnavaz Azad, 27, no fixed address - charged with murder.
  • Aamir Mustafa, 22, no fixed address - charged with murder.
  • Mohamed Hamza Shah, 19, of Hagden Lane, Watford - charged with murder.
  • Mohammed Hussnain, 24, of St. Georges Road, Watford - charged with murder.
  • Hamza Azad, 22, of Nicholas Close, Watford - charged with murder.
  • Umar Sarfraz, 21, of Whippendell Road, Watford - charged with murder.
  • Ella Layton Hughes, 20, of Brighton Road, Watford - charged with perverting the course of justice and assisting an offender.
  • Mohammed Saddique, 32, of St. Georges Road, Watford - charged with assisting an offender.
  • Omar Hamid Chohan, 25, of The Harebreaks, Watford - charged with assisting an offender.
  • Talha Chohan, 24, of Beech Road, Watford - charged with assisting an offender.
  • Mohammed Raja Azad, 45, of Nicholas Close, Watford - charged with assisting an offender.