Men charged with murdering Lavaun Witter in Croydon

Two males have been charged with the homicide of a 22-year-old who was discovered stabbed in Croydon, in addition to wounding a 16-year-old boy.

Riggon, of South Norwood, south east London, and Russel, of Thornton Heath, have additionally been charged with the wounding with intent to trigger grievous bodily hurt of a 16 year-old male and possession of a bladed article.

Met Police and the London Ambulance Service have been known as to a property in Wisbeach Street, Croydon, simply after 8pm on February 5.

Officers attended, together with paramedics from the London Ambulance Service, and located Lavaun struggling a stab harm. Regardless of the efforts of the emergency companies, he was pronounced useless on the scene at 9:09pm.

Lavaun Witter

A 16-year-old male was stabbed throughout the identical incident and was taken to hospital the place his accidents have been discovered to be non-life threatening.

Riggon, 20, of Armistice Gardens, SE25, and Russell, 22, of Sanfield Street, CR7 are to look in custody at Bromley Magistrates’ Courtroom on Saturday, February 20.

Detectives are persevering with to analyze the occasions of the night of Friday, 5 February. They imagine additional suspects should be excellent and proceed to attraction for witnesses or anybody who has data that would assist their investigation to come back ahead.

Info might be offered by calling 101 or tweeting @MetCC utilizing the reference CAD7236/05FEB.

Alternatively, data might be offered to Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

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