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Two charged over fatal Hornsey street fight in London; appear in court today
Richard Payne, 67, died on Oct 10 from head injuries suffered in a street fight in Hornsey, north London, on Oct 5. Two men aged 22 were charged with murder and manslaughter on Oct 12 and appear at Bromley Magistrates' Court today.
Why it matters
At about 8 p.m. on Oct 5, a street fight broke out on Priory Road in Hornsey, in the north London borough of Haringey. Richard Payne, 67, suffered serious head injuries and died in hospital on Saturday, Oct 10; a second man, aged 60, was injured but his injuries are not life-threatening.
Three people were arrested on Oct 6 (two were initially charged with grievous bodily harm). After Payne's death, police re-arrested two of them on Sunday, Oct 11, and on Monday, Oct 12, formally charged them: Crisbond Gasper, 22, of Campsbourne Road, Hornsey, with murder; and Jesse Friedlander, 22, of Fern Street, Tower Hamlets, with manslaughter. The third person arrested, aged 18, has been bailed pending further enquiries. Both defendants were remanded in custody and appear at Bromley Magistrates' Court today (Oct 13).
Full report
Detective Chief Inspector Phil Clarke, leading the murder investigation, has appealed for witnesses: call 101, quoting reference CAD 6762/05OCT. Extra patrols are in place around the scene.
It is another street-violence homicide in London drawing attention over the past week. Murder trials in England are heard in crown court; today's magistrates' hearing covers first appearance and bail, with the case to be sent to crown court afterwards. (Sources: Metropolitan Police press release; londondaily.news, Oct 12.)
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