Trial for accused knifeman

An alleged killer accused of stabbing a teenager to death in a brawl will face trial next May. Shariq Khan, 20, is charged with murdering Mohammed Usman Mirza, 19, in Fulwell Avenue, Ilford, Essex, on 19 November. Police were called to the street after witnesses heard a car explode followed by screams and plumes of black smoke filling the air. Despite the best efforts of emergency services Mr Mirza was pronounced dead at the scene at 10.20pm. Khan, of Percy…