TWO teens have been charged with the murder of two teenage boys who were knifed to death as they walked home.
Mason Rist, 15, and 16-year-old Max Dixon were tragically stabbed in the street in Bristol on Saturday.
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Mason Rist was stabbed to death in Bristol on Saturday Credit: PA 4
Pal Max Dixon was also tragically killed over the weekend Credit: PA 4
Friends and family gathered to pay their respects Credit: PA
Yesterday cops revealed Anthony Snook, 44, had been charged with murder.
Now two boys, aged 15 and 16, have also been charged - and will appear at Bristol Youth Court tomorrow.
Detectives have also charged two men with two counts each of assisting an offender.
Bailey Westcott, 22, and Jamie Ogbourne, 26, will appear at Bristol Magistrates’ Court tomorrow.
A heartbreaking vigil was yesterday held for the pals.
Max's mum Leanne told mourners: "It is not just me and my three beautiful girls who are suffering, the whole community, the whole family, are suffering.
"I've lost my boy and I'm never going to see that kid ever again. I don't want anybody else to go through what I'm going through, and what Mason's mum is going through."
"Please check kids' bags, kids' phones," she added.
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Talented footballer Max and pal Mason were attacked on Saturday night by a group who fled the scene in a car.
Tributes flooded in for the pair, who passed away in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Max's sister, Kayleigh, paid tribute to her brother on Facebook with a gut-wrenching photo.
She wrote: "You sleep tight. A beautiful, kind soul gone. Just taken 16 years so young and innocent oh my heart is broken.
"I really hope you know how much we love you. How much I love you.
BRISTOL STABBINGS
Cops arrive at Ilminster Avenue in Knowle West, Bristol, at around 11.20pm on Saturday, January 27 to reports of the stabbing. Victims are taken to to Southmead Hospital and Bristol Royal Hospital for Children after being found with stab wounds. The teens tragically passed away in the early hours of Sunday morning. Avon and Somerset Police launch a double murder investigation. A vigil attended by around 150 people is held near the scene on Sunday night. Max Dixon, 16, and Mason Rist, 15, are named as the victims as their families pay tribute. One woman recounts the tragedy of holding one boys in her arms as he lay dying.
"You will be missed kiddo I'll always look out for you in every sunset, shine bright lil' bro."
While his grief-stricken mum Leanne wrote: "Devastated, our lives will never be the same without you my boy."
A statement from Avon and Somerset Police said: "The Major Crime Investigation Team has charged two teenage boys with the murders of Mason Rist and Max Dixon.
"The boys, one aged 15 and the other aged 16, remain in police custody and will appear at Bristol Youth Court (sitting at Bristol Magistrates' Court) tomorrow (Friday January 2)."
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The statement added: "In addition to the murder charges, detectives have also charged two men with two counts each of assisting an offender.
"Bailey Westcott, 22, of Bishopsworth, Bristol, and Jamie Ogbourne, 26, of Hartcliffe, Bristol, will appear at Bristol Magistrates' Court tomorrow."
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A heartbreaking vigil was held for the pals Credit: ITN