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Finsbury Park murder: Man charged with murdering 22-year-old Iuliana Tudos on Christmas Eve | Finsbury Park murder: Man charged with murdering 22-year-old Iuliana Tudos on Christmas Eve |
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A 31-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a woman who was killed in Finsbury Park on Christmas Eve. | |
Kasim Lewis, of Friern Barnet, north London, will appear at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court on Wednesday on a single charge of murder. | |
He was arrested at an address in Dalston, east London, on Monday following the death of 22-year-old Iuliana Tudos. | |
Ms Tudos, who was also known as Julia and Lili, was found dead in a disused building in Finsbury Park near her north London home on December 27, having gone missing three days earlier. | |
She was last seen by friends at around 8pm on 24 December when she left to catch a bus home to Haringey from Camden. | |
Ms Tudos, who was of Russian and Greek origin, was due to spend Christmas at another friend's home in Enfield, north London, and planned to go later that evening, but never arrived. | |
Police said CCTV footage showed Ms Tudos on the edge of the park shortly after 8.20pm. | |
Her body was found three days later in a disused building located in the north eastern area of the park. | Her body was found three days later in a disused building located in the north eastern area of the park. |
A post-mortem examination gave the cause of death as a stab wound to the abdomen and a head injury. | A post-mortem examination gave the cause of death as a stab wound to the abdomen and a head injury. |
She worked at the World’s End pub in Camden, and friends and customers described her as a “welcoming” person with a “beautiful soul”, who made an “awesome impression” on all those she met. | |
A crowdfunding page set up by friends has already raised more than £16,500 for her family and funeral expenses. | |
On Monday Detective Chief Superintendent Des Fahy, the borough commander for Haringey, said extra officers had been deployed for reassurance in the area and were talking to local residents. | |
“We understand that the local community might have concerns, but I want to reassure people that incidents of this nature are incredibly rare,” he added. | |
“By all accounts, Iuliana was a bubbly lively girl enjoying a fun life in London when she was tragically taken from her loved ones. Our hearts go out to them.” | |
Anyone with information is asked to call the dedicated incident room on 020 8785 8244, tweet @MetCC or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. | |
Press Association contributed to this report |
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