A TEENAGER is due to appear at crown court today charged with the murder of James Cutting in Bournemouth.

Dorset Police have been carrying out an investigation into the death of 31-year-old Mr Cutting, who was found with stab wounds in Boscombe Chine Gardens on the evening of June 30.

A male teenager, aged 16, from London, appeared at Poole Magistrates Court yesterday, charged with murder and attempted murder.

The teen, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is set to appear before Winchester Crown Court today.

Following further investigations, a 49-year-old man from Bournemouth has now been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs, and a 42-year-old Christchurch man has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. Both have been released under investigation.

Speaking after the 16-year-old was charged, Detective Inspector Wayne Seymour, of Dorset Police's Major Crime Investigation Team, said: "The family of James Cutting has been updated with this development and our thoughts remain with them at this time.

"It is important to stress that it would be entirely inappropriate for Dorset police to make any further comment ahead of the court process and that the justice system is allowed to follow its course."

Meanwhile, a 20-year-old London man arrested on suspicion of murder and being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs has been released under investigation for the drugs offence, but will face no further police action in relation to the murder.

A 19-year-old man from London arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs and assisting an offender has been released on police bail.

A 43-year-old man from Oxford arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs has been released under investigation.

A 33-year-old Bournemouth man arrested on suspicion of murder will face no further action.

And a 28-year-old Bournemouth woman arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender will also face no further action.