A 33-year-old man is due in court after being charged with the murder of 30-year-old Lewis Smith in Wellington.

Police said Nicholas Stutt, of Laburnum Street, Taunton, had been remanded in custody and was due to appear before Bristol Magistrates Court on Friday.

A statement from Avon and Somerset Police said: "A 33-year-old man is due in court after has been charged with murder.

"The charge follows the death of 30-year-old Lewis Smith at an address in Jurston Lane, Wellington on the morning of Tuesday 7 February.

"Nicholas Stutt, of Laburnum Street in Taunton, has been charged with one count of murder.

"He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear before Bristol Magistrates Court today (Friday 10 February)."

The statement is the first confirmation from the police of the name of the victim, who was found seriously injured from a single stab wound at a property in Jurston Lane.

He died at the scene despite the efforts of paramedics to save him and police then launched a murder inquiry. They made two arrests, including a woman who was later released without charge.