Overview
- Jalal Khan, 76, died in hospital on 19 November after being assaulted and robbed while withdrawing cash outside the Ponders End Post Office on 30 October.
- Detectives have launched a murder investigation after officers found him with severe head injuries just after 11am on High Street in Ponders End.
- Jaesis Boatswain, 40, of Swan Walk, Enfield, had earlier been charged with grievous bodily harm, assault, robbery and threatening a person with a knife.
- He appeared at Highbury Magistrates’ Court on 6 November, was remanded into custody, and is due at Wood Green Crown Court on 10 December as prosecutors reassess the charges.
- Police are collecting CCTV and doorbell footage and appealing for witnesses, while the victim’s family receive specialist support and neighbours pay tribute to his character.