Five charged over brutal attack on asylum seeker in Croydon

Five people have been charged following a suspected hate crime which left a teenage asylum seeker fighting for his life in hospital.

The Metropolitan Police said the group will appear at Croydon Magistrates' Court following the attack in south-east London on Friday.

Scotland Yard said the victim was chased and subjected to a "brutal attack" after a gang discovered he was an asylum seeker.

Approximately 20 people were involved in the incident, which left the Kurdish Iranian 17-year-old with a fractured skull and a blood clot on his brain.