A 17-year-old boy has been charged with murder following a deadly stabbing in Grove Street, Lewisham, on New Year’s Eve.
Tragedy on Grove Street
Police were called at 12:35pm on Wednesday, 31 December after reports of a stabbing. Emergency services, including London Ambulance and Air Ambulance, rushed to the scene where a 23-year-old man was found with a fatal chest wound.
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Despite frantic efforts, the man, later identified as John Temitope Onetufo from Deptford, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Suspects in Custody
The teen, who cannot be named due to his age, was charged with murder and is set to appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Youth Court on Monday, 5 December.