Two Men Charged Over Bishop's Stortford Shooting

Two men have been charged in connection with a triple murder at Bishop's Stortford in Hertfordshire, police said on Thursday.

Kevan Thakrar, 20, of Stevenage, was charged with three counts of murder, two of attempted murder and a firearms offence.

Atul Thakrar, 46, also of Stevenage, was charged with assisting an offender.

The pair are due to appear at Stevenage Magistrates on Thursday.

Keith Cowell, 52, and his son Matthew, 17, were found dead at a house in Bishop's Stortford on Aug. 28. A third man, Tony Dulieu, 33, was also killed.

Two women were seriously injured but a three-year-old girl was found unharmed.
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