Two teenagers have appeared in court accused of murdering a Norfolk 18-year-old in Ipswich town centre last week.

Raymond James Quigley, from Wymondham, died after after being stabbed in Westgate Street last Tuesday afternoon.

Alfie Hammett, 18, of Larkhill Rise, Rushmere St Andrew, and a 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Suffolk Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.

The two teenagers have been charged with murder, as well as possession of a knife in a public place.

They have been remanded in custody to appear at Ipswich Crown Court on Wednesday, January 25.

Officers were called at 3.35pm on Tuesday, January 17 to reports that a man had been stabbed in Westgate Street. 

Suffolk police later confirmed that evening that a man had died.

The incident happened between Marks & Spencer and Debenhams.

A cordon was put in place and officers were granted additional stop and search hours after the incident, initially until 5pm on Wednesday, but this was then extended for an additional 24 hours.

On Saturday evening, Suffolk Police confirmed two teenagers from the Ipswich area had been arrested.

The following evening, officers confirmed detectives had been granted an extra 36 hours to question the suspects over the stabbing.

Suffolk police named the victim as Raymond James Quigley, known as James, from Wymondham in Norfolk.

Mr Quigley suffered four stab wounds to the torso and died as a result, a Home Office post-mortem examination concluded.