Five men have been charged with murder following a fatal stabbing.

Kris Kam, 35, died after suffering several knife wounds to his upper leg in an attack in Blackpool on Saturday.

Police were called to Queen Victoria Road at about 11.15am following reports a man had been assaulted.

Mr Kam was taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital but died on Sunday.

A spokesman for Lancashire Police said Kevin Gracia, 25, Shaquille Cumberbatch, 26, and Munochismo Eriken, 27, all from London, had been charged with murder along with Christopher Carrington, 25, and Trai Fraser, 18, both of no fixed address.

They are all due to appear at Blackpool Magistrates' Court on Thursday.

A 31-year-old woman from Blackpool, who was arrested on suspicion of assisting offenders, and a 28-year-old man from Bradford, arrested on suspicion of murder, have been released on bail, police said.

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