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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 who were found dead in a blazing bedsit in London. | A man has been charged with the murders of two French students who were found dead in a blazing bedsit in London. |
| Police have also arrested a man aged 35 and a 25-year-old woman over the deaths of Gabriel Ferez and Laurent Bonomo. | |
| The victims, both 23, were bound and gagged and suffered numerous stab wounds, in New Cross on 29 June. | |
| Nigel Edwards Farmer, 33, of no fixed address, has been charged with their murders, arson and attempting to pervert the course of justice. | |
| Detectives arrested Mr Farmer after he walked into Lewisham police station in the early hours of Monday. | Detectives arrested Mr Farmer after he walked into Lewisham police station in the early hours of Monday. |
| Severely damaged | Severely damaged |
| He was initially taken to hospital under guard for treatment to serious burns to his hands and arms. | 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. | 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 Mr 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 Mr Ferez suffered nearly 50 knife wounds. |
| Forensic searches at the severely damaged ground-floor property in Sterling Gardens could continue for several weeks. | Forensic searches at the severely damaged ground-floor property in Sterling Gardens 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. |
| Mr Farmer will appear at Greenwich Magistrates' Court on Thursday. | Mr Farmer will appear at Greenwich Magistrates' Court on Thursday. |