UPDATE: Man charged with murder in connection with fatal stabbing of teenager remanded in custody

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Mr Rothery, 18, was found fatally injured at a flat on Woodborough Road. (Picture: Nottingham Post)

A man charged with murder in connection with the death of 18-year-old Matthew Rothery on Woodborough Road has been remanded in custody.

Nathan Towsey, 20, Braunton Crescent, in Mapperley was arrested on Monday (April 20) night and was charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place at Nottingham Magistrates Court on Wednesday (April 19).

It comes after officers were called to an address on Woodborough Road, Mapperley Top at around 1am on Good Friday.

Mr Rothery was found with knife injuries and was taken to the Queens Medical Centre, but died shortly afterwards.

He will next appear at Nottingham Crown Court on May 24 for a plea and directions hearing, with a provisional trial date of October 16.

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