A man has been charged with murder and appeared in court following a fatal stabbing in Wembley.
[B] Joshua Oladele – 19 (12.04.04) of Wyld Way, Wembley has been charged with the murder of 25-year-old Hamza Iqbal and possession of an offensive weapon.
He appeared in custody at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 2 October and was remanded in custody to next appear at the Old Bailey on Wednesday, 4 October.
An investigation was launched after police were called just after 23:00hrs on Sunday, 24 September to reports of a stabbing in Olympic Way, Wembley.
Officers and London Ambulance Service attended and found Hamza Iqbal suffering injuries – he was taken to hospital but died a short time later.
A post-mortem examination took place on Wednesday, 27 September and gave a preliminary cause of death as sharp force trauma to the chest.
Two other men – [A] and [C] both aged 19 – were arrested on suspicion of murder as part of this investigation – have been bailed pending further enquiries to dates in December.
A 19-year-old woman [D] and a 29-year-old woman [E], arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, have been bailed pending further enquiries to dates in December.
Enquiries into the circumstances continue.
