This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/7864127.stm
The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Man charged with bus stop murder | |
| (about 14 hours later) | |
| A man has been charged with the murder of boxer John Abbey, who was stabbed at a bus stop in Croydon in front of his three-year-old daughter. | A man has been charged with the murder of boxer John Abbey, who was stabbed at a bus stop in Croydon in front of his three-year-old daughter. |
| Charles William Acquaah, 22, of Greenside Road, Croydon, south London, is to appear in court on Monday. | Charles William Acquaah, 22, of Greenside Road, Croydon, south London, is to appear in court on Monday. |
| Mr Abbey died from a stab wound to the heart after getting into an argument at a bus stop on the way to see his wife and newborn son in hospital. | Mr Abbey died from a stab wound to the heart after getting into an argument at a bus stop on the way to see his wife and newborn son in hospital. |
| Police arrested two other men, aged 36 and 39, on Sunday. | Police arrested two other men, aged 36 and 39, on Sunday. |
| Police have continued to appeal for other witnesses to the stabbing on the busy stretch of London Road opposite the Lidl supermarket to come forward. | Police have continued to appeal for other witnesses to the stabbing on the busy stretch of London Road opposite the Lidl supermarket to come forward. |
| They are particularly interested in speaking to two teenage boys who were at the bus stop when the alleged stabbing took place. | They are particularly interested in speaking to two teenage boys who were at the bus stop when the alleged stabbing took place. |
| A post-mortem concluded Mr Abbey died of a single stab wound to the heart. | A post-mortem concluded Mr Abbey died of a single stab wound to the heart. |
| Mr Abbey, who is originally from Ghana, was taken to the same hospital at which his wife had earlier given birth, but was pronounced dead an hour after the attack. | Mr Abbey, who is originally from Ghana, was taken to the same hospital at which his wife had earlier given birth, but was pronounced dead an hour after the attack. |