James Peppiatt, 21, of Elmore Street, De Beauvoir, has appeared at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court charged with murdering Islington flower seller Tony Eastlake.
A 48-year-old woman has been arrested as part of the investigation into the fatal stabbing of a London flower seller. Tony Eastlake, 55, known as the “flower man of Islington” by customers and his local community, died from a knife wound after being attacked on Essex Road in Islington just before 5.30pm on Saturday. On Wednesday, detectives arrested a woman on suspicion of assisting an offender and perverting the course of justice. The woman was.
North London man charged with murder of flower seller Tony Eastlake in Islington
Tony Eastlake who was knifed to death close to his stall in north London on Saturday afternoon
A 21-year-old man was charged this evening with the murder of a flower seller who was fatally stabbed close to his stall in north London, the Metropolitan Police said.
Tony Eastlake, 55, known as the “flower man of Islington” by customers and his local community, died from a knife wound after being attacked on Essex Road in Islington just before 5.30pm on Saturday.
James Peppiatt, of Elmore Street, north London, was charged with murder on Wednesday, Scotland Yard said.
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