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Nine people have been charged in connection with an incident which led toa man being stabbed to death close to the Olympic Park, in east London.

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Liam Woodards, 24, was stabbed during a fight between several men at the Westfield Stratford City shopping centre last Friday.

He died from a single knife wound in a recently opened mall called The Street.

Three people originally arrested over the incident and a further six arrested over the weekend have been charged with violent disorder.

Michael Alvaranga, 23, of Leytonstone, and Javin Righbie, 22, of Stratford, are due to appear at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court later today (Monday).

Meanwhile, Jerome McLeish, 20, of Victoria Docks, is to appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court, along with Jason Vaughan, 24, Tony Caton, 21, and Danny Caton, 23, who are all from Stratford.

Plaistow residents Rhys Regisford, 20, Emmanuel Oloyede, 19, and Michael Ndefo, 21, will also appear at the court.

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