A man has been charged with murder and attempted murder following the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Rene Graham in a Ladbroke Grove park last year.

The Metropolitan Police confirmed that Abderahman Boumzough, 25, of no fixed address, was charged on Wednesday, 3 September. He is due to appear at Highbury Magistrates’ Court today.

Background to the case

A murder investigation was launched after Rene was shot dead in Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance Park at around 7.20pm on Sunday, 21 July 2024.

A second man was also targeted during the attack but escaped unharmed.

Boumzough was arrested on Tuesday, 2 September before being formally charged.

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