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Man charged with teenager's death Man remanded over stabbing death
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A homeless labourer has been charged with the murder of a teenager who was stabbed to death in south London. A man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of a 17-year-old stabbed to death in south London.
Steven Braithwaite, 30, is due to appear before Sutton Magistrates' Court on Thursday accused of murdering 17-year-old Nilanthan Murddi. Steven Braithwaite, 30, of no fixed address, appeared before Sutton magistrates accused of murdering Nilanthan Murddi in Croydon.
Nilanthan died from a single stab wound to the throat in Sumner Road, Croydon, on Saturday morning. Nilanthan died from a single stab wound to the throat in Sumner Road, on Saturday morning.
The youngster, from Croydon, became the 23rd teenager to be killed in London this year. The case was adjourned until 27 November when Mr Braithwaite will appear at the Old Bailey.
He had been studying maths and English A-levels at Langley Park Girls' School, which has places for boys in the sixth form, but left to help in the family business where he worked as a waiter. The teenager, who lived in the New Addington area of Croydon, became the 23rd teenager to be killed in London this year.