A further five men have appeared in court facing charges relating to a mass brawl linked to death.

The fight broke out outside the Royal Oak, in Teddington High Street, on Saturday, November 10, last year.

Residents watched from their houses as noise from a group of about 40 drinkers escalated into an alleged street brawl, with people smashing glass and throwing punches.

Two men were taken to hospital and one of them suffered serious head injuries.

Police linked the incident with the death of St Mary’s University College student Patrick Lawless, from Twickenham, who collapsed in nearby Field Lane at 12.30am on Sunday, November 11.

A murder investigation was launched after the 20-year-old died in hospital from head injuries.

The five men, who all face charges of violent disorder, appeared at South Western Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, June 26.

The defendants were Ben Axelrod, 26, of Station Approach, Epsom, Aaron Noonan, 21, of Brick Farm Close, Richmond, Callum Hurley, 20, of Fulmer Close, Hampton, Max Mears, 19, of Temple Sheen Road, East Sheen, and Edward Barry Thompson-Membery, 22, of Pollard Street, Bethnal Green.

All five men were bailed to return to Kingston Crown Court for a preliminary hearing on Tuesday, July 9. They will join three other defendants for a joint trial at a date yet to be set.