Teenager’s body was found at Barry Docks after what police called a ‘disturbance’

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Four men have been charged with the murder of a 17-year-old boy in south Wales.

The body of Harry Baker, who was from Cardiff, was discovered at Barry Docks on Wednesday morning.

On Saturday, South Wales police said Nathan Delafonteine, 32, of no fixed address and Raymond Thompson, 47, from Barry, had been charged with murder and would remain in custody before appearing at Cardiff magistrates court on Monday.

Earlier Peter McCarthy, 36, and Ryan Palmer, 33, both from Barry, had also been charged with murder.

Two more men, aged 21 and 22, had been arrested in connection with the investigation, the force added.

Harry’s family paid tribute to the teenager, and said “life will never be the same again” following his death.

DCI Mark O’Shea, of the major crime investigations team, thanked the community for its support, adding: “We … would urge anyone else with information to please contact us.

“We are in particular appealing for information in relation to a disturbance that is now known to have occurred between midnight and 1am in and around the Vere Street, Arno Road and Littlemoors Hill area of Barry.

“It is now believed that this disturbance spilled on to Cardiff Road and Millennium Road.

“If anyone has CCTV that covers these locations or anyone who may have been driving through these locations with cameras mounted on their vehicles, I would please ask them to contact the incident room.

“I would also appeal for anyone travelling on roads between Barry and the Ely of Cardiff between 11.30pm and 1am who may have cameras mounted on their vehicles to contact the incident room.

“We would like to obtain CCTV and dash cam footage of the main routes between Barry and the Ely area of Cardiff to assist us in investigating this crime.”

Anyone with information should call South Wales Police via 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting occurrence number 1900317375.