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| Man charged with teenager's death | Man charged with teenager's death |
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| A homeless labourer has been charged with the murder of a teenager stabbed to death in south London. | A homeless labourer has been charged with the murder of a teenager stabbed to death in south London. |
| Steven Braithwaite, 30, will appear before Sutton Magistrates Court accused of murdering 17-year-old Nilan Murddi on Saturday. | Steven Braithwaite, 30, will appear before Sutton Magistrates Court accused of murdering 17-year-old Nilan Murddi on Saturday. |
| Nilan died from a single stab wound to the throat in Sumner Road, Croydon, in the early hours of Saturday. | Nilan died from a single stab wound to the throat in Sumner Road, Croydon, in the early hours of Saturday. |
| The youngster, from Croydon, is the 23rd teenager to be violently killed in London this year. | The youngster, from Croydon, is the 23rd teenager to be violently killed in London this year. |
| He was taken to Mayday Hospital in Croydon after the incident, where he was pronounced dead. | |
| He had been studying maths and English A-levels at Langley Park Girls' School, which has places for boys in the sixth form, but he left school to help in the family business where he worked as a waiter. |