Three teenagers have been remanded in custody charged with the murder of Ben Kinsella.

The 16-year-old was stabbed in the early hours of Sunday outside a bar in Islington, north London.

His mother Deborah, father George and sister Jade were at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court to see Juress Kika, 18, Michael Alleyne, 18, and Jade Braithwaite, 19, all from the Islington area of north London, remanded in custody until October 13.

Kika and Alleyne were arrested late on Monday night at an address in the Chadwell Heath area, while Braithwaite was arrested in Bethnal Green on Tuesday.

Two 16-year-olds were arrested at the scene following the incident and have now been released without charge.

An 18-year-old man was arrested on Monday at an address in Islington and has been bailed to return to a London police station in mid-August pending further inquiries.

Ben was with friends at the Shillibeers bar when a disturbance broke out.

Detectives believe several youths were ejected from the bar and the trouble continued down the street.

Somehow Ben became involved and at about 2am he was fatally stabbed.

His sister, former EastEnders actress Brooke Kinsella, made an emotional plea on Monday for witnesses to come forward to help the police find her brother's killer.

She called for an end to knife crime and begged children and teenagers to put down their knives and weapons and "think about the pain and suffering they will cause".

On Tuesday around 400 protesters marched along Upper Street in Islington to the scene of the killing to demand an end to knife crime.

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