Overview

• Michael John Edwards, 43, of Nuneaton, died in hospital on 17 September after being critically injured in Southwark on 13 September.
• Officers were called at about 2:55am to reports of an altercation, and the London Ambulance Service took the victim to a central London hospital.
• Lewis Macleod, 36, of Hadleigh Road, Sunderland, was charged on 15 September with grievous bodily harm and actual bodily harm.
• He appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court and was remanded in custody while the Crown Prosecution Service reviews the case.
• Detective Inspector Andy Griffin is leading the investigation, and specialist officers are supporting Mr Edwards’ family.