Benjamin Katabana Held Over Deadly Knife Attack Benjamin Katabana, 27, from Somerleyton Street, Norwich, has...

Published: 11:42 pm November 24, 2025
Updated: 11:42 pm November 24, 2025
Shock Murder at Norwich Student Flats – Man, 27, Charged Over Fatal Stabbing

Benjamin Katabana Held Over Deadly Knife Attack

Benjamin Katabana, 27, from Somerleyton Street, Norwich, has been charged with murder. The Congolese national is due before magistrates this Monday following a deadly stabbing at student flats in Norwich.

Early Morning Horror at Somerleyton House

Police rushed to Somerleyton House shortly before 5:30am last Saturday after reports of a stabbing. Officers found a man in his 30s fatally wounded at the scene. A post-mortem confirmed the victim died from a stab wound to the chest.

Student Flats Turned Crime Scene

Somerleyton House, known as “professional and student accommodation,” houses 59 rooms across multiple flats. The community is reeling after violence shattered the usually quiet building.

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