LONDON (TIP): A 38-year-old Indian-origin man was stabbed to death outside an apartment block in south London and a 25-year-old man has been charged with his murder, as the Scotland Yard said its Specialist Crime Command is leading the investigation.
Aravind Sasikumar died after being found with stab injuries outside a residential property in Southampton Way in Southwark on Friday, June 16. The Metropolitan Police launched a murder investigation and charged Salman Salim (25) with murder on Saturday, when he appeared before Croydon Magistrates’ Court to be remanded in custody.
Salim is scheduled to appear at the Old Bailey court in London on Tuesday.
“The police were called at 1:27 hrs. (local time) on Friday after a man was found with stab injuries outside a residential address in Southampton Way,” the Met Police said, adding the family of Sasikumar, reportedly originally from Kerala, have been informed.
Indian-origin man stabbed to death outside an apartment block in UK
Aravind Sasikumar was stabbed to death outside an apartment block in south London. (Photo for representational purpose only)