Police were called to Hadfield House on Sunday morning
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A teenager has been charged with the murder of a woman at a flat in Whitechapel.
David Cheres, 19, of Ellen Street, was due to appear at Thames Magistrates Court earlier today (January 27).
Police have confirmed the murder victim was 43-year-old Tiprat Argatu. She died in a flat at Hadfield House, also in Ellen Street, Whitechapel.
An investigation got underway after police were called to the property at 8.17am on Sunday, after concerns were raised for Ms Argatu s welfare.
She was found with multiple injuries, including stab wounds.
A post-mortem examination confirmed she died from neck and head injuries.
Antonio Santos was sentenced at Thames Magistrates Court.
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An Islington man who wrote antisemitic graffiti on bus stops in Stamford Hill has received a community order.
On December 18 last year, police caught Antonio Santos, of Cruikshank Street in Islington, in the act of defacing a Stamford Hill bus stop with a pen.
Upon further investigation, the officers found more bus stops had also been damaged with the same graffiti.
The 61-year-old was sentenced at Thames Magistrates Court on January 20 for three counts of racially aggravated criminal damage.
He was given a community order with requirements for rehabilitation and unpaid work of 80 hours over 12 months.
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The London Metropolitan Police have charged 18-year-old Rayhan Yasin Ali for the murder of Nigerian rapper, Abiola Akerele (aka Nayta The King), in London.
The Met police stated on their website that Akerele, 28, was fatally stabbed by Ali during a fight at about 3.20pm (GMT) in Stondon Walk, East Ham on December 29.
The police said they immediately swept into action after the incident was reported, saying they deployed the London Ambulance Service and London Air Ambulance to the scene.
However, despite the efforts of the emergency services, Akerele was pronounced dead at the scene.
Further charges in East Ham murder investigation
News • Jan 03, 2021 17:28 GMT
[VICTIM: Abiola Akerele]
Detectives investigating a fatal stabbing in Newham have charged two men with murder.
[C] Harry Ehibor, 20 (15.10.00), of Chalk Farm Road, Camden, and [D] Saeed Farouk, 21 (12.03.99), of Macaulay Road, East Ham, were charged on Saturday, 3 January. They will appear in custody at Thames Magistrates Court on Monday, 4 January.
Police were called at 15:18hrs on Tuesday, 29 December to reports of an assault in Stondon Walk, East Ham. Officers attended along with London Ambulance Service and a 28-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
He was identified as Abiola Akerele. His next of kin continues to be supported by specialist officers. A post-mortem examination established he died as a result of a stab injury to the heart.
Abiola Olalekan Akerele was fatally stabbed in East Ham on December 29, 2020
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The victim of a fatal stabbing has been named by police as 28-year-old Abiola Olalekan Akerele.
He was
stabbed to death in broad daylight in Stondon Walk, East Ham, on Tuesday (December 29) and police were called at 3.18pm.
A teenager,
Police have confirmed he is Rayhan Yasin Ali, 18, of Abbots Road in East Ham and that he is due to appear in Thames Magistrates Court today.
Stondon Walk in East Ham
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On Friday, a 17-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man were also arrested on suspicion of murder and both remain in custody.