A 23-year-old man was on Thursday charged with the homicide of Indian scholar Tejaswini Kontham and the tried homicide of her buddy at a residential tackle in Wembley, north London.
The Metropolitan Police stated Keven Antonio Lourenco De Morais, beforehand known as a Brazilian nationwide, has been remanded in police custody to look at Uxbridge Magistrates Courtroom in London.
Two different folks, one man and a lady, arrested in reference to the homicide investigation on the crime scene have now been launched with no additional motion.
“Keven Antonio Lourenco De Morais, 23, of Neeld Crescent, Wembley was charged on Thursday, 15 June with the homicide of Tejaswini Kontham and the tried homicide of a second girl, the Met Police stated in a press release.
On Tuesday, Met Law enforcement officials attended a flat in Neeld Crescent, Wembley, together with the London Ambulance Service and located Tejaswini and one other girl, aged 28, affected by knife accidents.
“Regardless of the efforts of emergency companies, Tejaswini sadly died on the scene. Her household has been knowledgeable, the police stated.
It led to a man-hunt for prime homicide suspect De Morais, who was later arrested within the Harrow space of north London.
The second sufferer of the knife assault has been named regionally as Akhila, additionally from India who stays in hospital however is claimed to be out of hazard. The Indian Nationwide Pupil Affiliation (INSA) UK issued a press release to say that she stays in a state of shock following the assault, which claimed the lifetime of her buddy.
“On behalf of Indian college students within the UK, we convey our honest condolences to her household and pals and pray that her soul rests in peace, INSA UK stated in a press release on the subject of Tejaswini.
“Our ideas for Akhila additionally for her speedy restoration from this shock. We’re hopeful that justice will likely be delivered for the affected households. We are going to do all the pieces attainable to ease a few of their members of the family’ ache. We’re in contact with the authorities and can help the repatriation course of, it stated.
In response to INSA UK, Tejaswini whose full identify is Tejaswini Kontham Reddy had not too long ago graduated from the College of Greenwich in south London and went on to safe her post-study work visa. She moved to the flat in Wembley not too long ago after securing a job in north London.
Tejaswini’s father advised a information channel in India on Wednesday that she had gone to London three years in the past and had accomplished her MS course there.
She got here to Hyderabad in August final 12 months and returned to London the following month. She was speculated to fly down right here in Might this 12 months, he stated.
“We have been planning to conduct her marriage. She stated she’s going to return after the alliance is finalised. She had resigned from her momentary job and stated she’s going to come again after working for an additional month,” he stated.
The sufferer’s uncle requested the federal government to make essential preparations to convey her physique from the UK to Hyderabad.
The Indian Excessive Fee in London is but to concern a press release on the subject of the assault and dying of an Indian nationwide.
