Pair deny mass brawl killing

Two men accused of stabbing a traveller to death in a mass brawl at an east London pub denied murder today (tues). George Forde, 22, and Reece Hussain, 21, allegedly killed Edward Stokes, 29, at The Army & Navy in Plaistow, east London, on 19 March this year. Three other men aged 18, 19 and 37 were also stabbed during the fight at around 12.10am. Mr Stokes, who was from Coalisland, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, died in hospital at 9.40am…