A 38-year-old Birmingham man has been charged with the murder of a Redditch father of four who was stabbed to death in Alcester at the weekend.

Paul Hunt, of Lea Hall Road, Kitts Green, Birmingham will appear before Mid Warwickshire magistrates at Leamington Spa today (Wednesday, December 10) charged with the murder of Alec Jones, 39, of Wishaw Close, Greenlands, Redditch.

A 24 year old Alcester man, who had also been held in police custody, has been released on police bail pending further investigations.