Forensics officers at the scene of the fatal stabbing Picture: ED NIX
A man will appear in court tomorrow charged with the fatal stabbing of Lee Butler in Barton last year.
Lewis Brown, 20, is expected to be asked to enter pleas to charges of murder and possession of an offensive weapon.
Prosecutors allege he fatally stabbed 39-year-old Mr Butler in Bayswater Road, Barton, on October 8.
The local man was stabbed in the chest and died at the scene.
In tributes released after his death, Mr Butler’s family described him as ‘gentle giant’ who was well-loved and popular. His death was a ‘complete waste of life’, they added.
Brown, of Barton Village Road, Oxford, is expected to appear before the Recorder of Oxford Judge Ian Pringle QC.
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