A string of recent murders in Bournemouth is a coincidence - and they're not linked.

That's from Dorset Police - who insist the town's still a safe place to live, and that overall there's a downward trend in violent crime here.

But Assistant Chief Constable James Vaughan says there are more officers on the streets as a result - following the targeted attack on Reece Menzies in Roumelia Lane:

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Well 2 people are in court later accused of committing one of those murders.

45 year old Angelo Rodrigues died from multiple stab wounds at a flat on Coleman Road in Kinson on Friday.

Tracey Ann Mansell, who's 60 - and 40 year old James Kinsley who're both from Bournemouth, will appear before magistrates today...