Overview

• Met Police launched a homicide investigation after Andrew Farmer, 85, died on 25 September from injuries sustained at Charing Cross Hospital.
• Officers were called on 18 September to reports that one patient had assaulted another inside the Hammersmith facility.
• Anatoliy Podmazko, 70, of no fixed address, was arrested at the scene and charged on 20 September with grievous bodily harm.
• He remains due to appear at Isleworth Crown Court on 17 October as detectives continue inquiries with the Crown Prosecution Service.
• Farmer’s family has been notified and is receiving support, and his partner, Paul Wrigley, issued a public tribute.