Overview
- The CPS charged Safi Dawood with murder, two counts of attempted murder, and possession of an offensive weapon, with a first appearance set at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
- Wayne Broadhurst, 49, died at the scene; a 45-year-old man remains in hospital with life-changing injuries and a 14-year-old boy has been discharged.
- Detectives say Dawood knew the father and son who were attacked, and that Broadhurst, a passerby walking his dog, was stabbed after trying to intervene.
- The Metropolitan Police say the case is not being treated as terrorism as inquiries continue into the circumstances and any links between those involved.
- Home Office officials confirmed Dawood arrived in the UK in 2020 in a lorry and was later granted leave to remain, as neighbours and the victim’s employer voiced shock and condolences.