A murder trial after a man was stabbed to death in Oxford is due to start this week.

Ryan Bryne, 24, of Hathaway Green Lane, Stratford-Upon-Avon, and George Stephens, 27, of no fixed abode, both face a murder charge after the death of Tobias Bruce, 32.

Mr Bruce, of Arthray Road, was fatally stabbed during an incident in College Lane, Littlemore at around 6.05pm on Sunday, February 25.

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The mobile manager at a shoe repair shop died from a ‘multiple sharp force injuries’, an inquest opening heard.

A trial, which is expected to last for four to five weeks, is due to start at Oxford Crown Court this week.

On Monday (September 30), a jury was sworn it but evidence won’t start until later this week.