Teenager to face court charged with murder of Babafemi Junaid in Stockwell

 
Victim: Babafemi Junaid
17 February 2014
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A 17-year-old is to appear in court charged with the murder of a driver who was stabbed and crashed into a bus, Scotland Yard have confirmed.

The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is to appear at Croydon Youth Court in south London today.

He is charged with the murder of Babafemi Junaid, 22, of Peckham, south east London, on February 7. He died in hospital from a single stab wound to the heart.

Another man - Evan Edwards, 18, of Stockwell, south London - is also to appear in court today charged with Mr Junaid's murder. He is set to appear at the Old Bailey.

Mr Junaid had been involved in a crash near Stockwell Underground station in south London. Police officers who attended the scene found the stabbed Mr Junaid inside his car.

Detectives believe Mr Junaid was stabbed in Clapham Road, some 50 yards from the scene of the collision, before getting into his car and colliding with the bus.

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