Cold Case Breakthrough: Sandip Patel Charged with 1994 Murder
Man Charged Over 1994 Murder of Marina Koppell
Sandip Patel, 50, of Finchley Road, NW8, was charged on Thursday, 9 March. He appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court the next day, Friday, 10 March. Patel was remanded in custody and is set to appear at the Old Bailey on Tuesday, 14 March.
Victim Stabbed to Death Over 25 Years Ago
The charge concerns the brutal murder of Marina Koppell. She was fatally stabbed at her home in Chiltern Street, W1, on 8 August 1994. Marina was just 39 years old when she died.
Met’s Cold Case Team Cracks the Case
This arrest follows a fresh review by the Metropolitan Police’s Special Casework Team, which targets unsolved homicide cases. Their work has finally brought new hope in this decades-old mystery.
