- Charge: Murder after fatal stabbing.
- Location: South London on Christmas Eve.
- Suspect: Teenager from Lewisham.
- Victim: Man stabbed to death.
- Status: Teenager formally charged with murder.
The 17- time-old was charged before (Monday, January 5) and can not be linked for legal reasons.
He was listed to appear at the Bromley Adjudicators’ Youth Court. On Friday, January 2, a 23- year-old joker was taken into guardianship on dubitation of murder. Since also, he has been released on bond while examinations are ongoing.Â
On Sunday, January 4, an 18- time-old lady was also taken into guardianship on dubitation
of tampering with the legal system. While examinations are ongoing, she has been granted bail.
This comes after Deptford occupant John Onetufo, 23, was fatally picked on Grove Street in Lewisham on Wednesday, December 31, at around 12:35 p.m.Â
He was declared dead at the scene after being stabbed up in the casket.
What charges were filed against the other people mentioned?
A 23- year-old man and an 18- year-old woman were arrested in connection with the New Year’s Eve murder of John Temitope Onetufo in Deptford, south- east London.
No formal charges have been filed against them to date; both remain on bail for dubitation
of murder and perverting the course of justice, pending further police disquisition.
The primary suspect, a 17- year-old from Lewisham, faces a murder charge and appeared at Bexley Adjudicators’ Youth Court on January 5, 2026, with the case progressing to Woolwich Crown Court.
