Evening Standard Murder

Two charged with murder of 'devoted' father who died after assault outside Lewisham nightclub

Tom Place — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:13:30 GMT

Taiwo Ekerin, 41, died six days after suffering a serious head injury during an altercation on Lewisham High Street

Electrician who killed his partner then blew up their Stoke Newington home jailed for life

Alastair Lockhart — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:02:58 GMT

Clifton George, 45, was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 23 years at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Tuesday for the murder of 46-year-old Annabel Rook

Second teenager charged with murder after boy stabbed to death in Hackney

Tom Place — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:50:35 GMT

A 17-year-old was also charged with possession of an offensive weapon

Stormzy and Wretch 32 lead tributes to singer-songwriter stabbed to death in east London

Tom Place — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:32:11 GMT

Stormzy and Craig David among the stars paying tribute to Talay Riley, who was stabbed at an address in Silvertown, east London