WEST Midlands Police have charged a second brother with murder following the fatal stabbing of Thomas Rogers in Birmingham.

David Rogers was remanded in custody to appear before Birmingham Magistrates' Court on August 29.

The 32-year-old, of Nora Street, South Shields, had been detained in Haltwhistle on Thursday morning and transferred to the West Midlands for questioning.

Thomas was discovered seriously injured on a busy road on Saturday, August 22.

The 26-year-old was rushed to hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after his arrival.

His brother Samuel Rogers, aged 30, and Ryan Hurt, 22, have already been charged with murder and remanded into custody.

Detective Inspector Stuart Mobberley, of West Midlands Police homicide team, said: "This is another significant development in our investigation.

"However, we are still keen to hear from anyone with information as our enquiries around what happened last Saturday continue."

People can call police on 101 or message via Live Chat on their website, quoting log 3112 from 22 August.