'Syrian' man, 36, is charged with murder after a man with stab wounds was found in a Plymouth wheelie bin

Mohamed Abotaka, 36, is accused of murdering 52-year-old Ali Barzai and will appear before Plymouth Magistrates' Court on Monday 26 October. Barzai was discovered at 6.40am on Wednesday, slumped partly inside a bin in a service lane off Grand Parade in West Hoe. He died where he lay. Police believe the two men knew each other, and Abotaka is thought to come from Syria.

Barzai is believed to be of North African heritage, and police are still tracing his relatives.

Det Insp Chris Lithgow urged the public not to speculate on social media.