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Man charged with student murders Man charged with student murders
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A man has been charged with the murders of two French students killed in London. A man has been charged with the murders of two French students who were found dead in a bedsit in south-east London.
Gabriel Ferez and Laurent Bonomo, both 23, were found stabbed in a rented bedsit in New Cross, south-east London, on 29 June. Gabriel Ferez and Laurent Bonomo, both 23, had been bound and gagged and suffered numerous stab wounds at the bedsit in New Cross on 29 June.
The property had been set alight after their deaths.The property had been set alight after their deaths.
Nigel Edwards Farmer, 33, of no fixed address, has been charged with murder, arson and attempting to pervert the course of justice.Nigel Edwards Farmer, 33, of no fixed address, has been charged with murder, arson and attempting to pervert the course of justice.
The students were bound and gagged before being killed. Detectives arrested Mr Farmer after he walked into Lewisham police station in the early hours of Monday.
Many stab wounds
He was initially taken to hospital under guard for treatment to serious burns to his hands and arms.
The badly-burned bodies of the two students were found after an explosion at the bedsit.
Mr Bonomo was stabbed nearly 200 times, up to 80 of the wounds inflicted after he was dead, while Ferez suffered nearly 50 knife wounds.Mr Bonomo was stabbed nearly 200 times, up to 80 of the wounds inflicted after he was dead, while Ferez suffered nearly 50 knife wounds.
Forensic searches at the severely damaged ground-floor property in Sterling Gardens, New Cross, could continue for several weeks.Forensic searches at the severely damaged ground-floor property in Sterling Gardens, New Cross, could continue for several weeks.
Detectives have previously said the students may have been attacked by more than one assailant.Detectives have previously said the students may have been attacked by more than one assailant.