A TRIAL date has been set for five men accused of stabbing a man to death.

Zakar Yunas, of Rokeby Street Stratford, Jordon Archambie, of Hesketh Road near Wanstead Flats in Forest Gate, Abubaker Omar-Bana, of Rochford Close, East Ham, Mussa Jalo, of Norfolk Road Dagenham, and Daniel Paul Welch, of Winstead Gardens, Dagenham, will appear at the Old Bailey on January 27.

The men have been charged with the murder of 33-year-old Raja Ali, after he was killed in a group attack in Stansgate Road, Dagenham on September 25.

Yunas, 21, Archambie, 20, Omar-Bana, 26, Jalo, 21, and Welch, 33, will be remain in custody before the pre-trial hearing at the Old Bailey in January, before facing trial on May 2.

Three other men aged 21, 21, and 26 who were arrested on suspicion of murder have been bailed until early January.

Another 27-year-old has also been bailed until mid-January.