Man charged with murder to appear in Exeter Crown Court

A 19-year-old man charged with the murder of Stephen Cook in Exeter is due to appear at the city’s crown court on Thursday 2 February.

Brian Jewell, of no fixed abode, initially appeared before magistrates on Tuesday 31 January where the case was referred to Exeter Crown Court. Jewell was remanded in custody.

Mr Cook, aged 45 and from Exeter, died following an incident in Sidwell Street on the evening of Saturday 28 January.

Police can confirm that three other individuals, two men and a woman initially arrested as part of the investigation, have been eliminated from enquiries and no further policing action will be taken.  

Anyone with information they think might be relevant to enquiries can contact the investigation team via the Major Incident Police Portal here: Public Portal (mipp.police.uk)