Three appear in court charged with Shrewsbury man’s murder
Three men today appeared at Telford Magistrates Court jointly charged with the murder of 23-year-old Jason Scott Cooke of Shrewsbury.
The three men all aged 24 appeared before a special sitting of Telford magistrates at 10am.
They were arrested following the stabbing of Mr Cooke at the Monkmoor Recreation Ground in Shrewsbury at just after 6pm on Tuesday.
Mr Cooke was pronounced dead at 6.55pm on Tuesday, shortly after arriving at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. A post mortem showed he died from stab wounds.
Aaron Mark Doran of Cornmill Square, Damen John McDonough of Darville, Castlefields, and Peter Clinton of Caradoc View, Hanwood are also jointly charged with burglary on Tuesday of a home in Abbotts Road, Monkmoor. They were alleged to have attempted to steal property when a person at the address was subjected to violence.
No applications for bail were made during the special sitting, the men all aged 24, were remanded in custody.
The case was adjourned for a hearing at Shrewsbury Crown Court on Monday 9 January.
Four other men arrested in connection with the incident have been given conditional police bail while inquiries continue.
Up to 20 young men were involved in a confrontation at the recreation ground during which Mr Cooke was injured.
Police are continuing their investigation and have renewed an appeal for witnesses to contact Shrewsbury police station on the non-emergency 101 number.
They particularly want to hear from anyone who was present during the incident. A number of people have already come forward.
