Boy, 16, and teen charged with murder of man stabbed in park
Boy, 16, and teen charged with murder of man stabbed in park

Two teenagers appear in court charged with murder after a man was stabbed to death in a south London park.
Kalabe Legesse, 29, was stabbed in the heart while sitting in a south London park (Picture: PA)

A 16-year-old boy and a 19-year-old male have have been charged with murder after a man was stabbbed to death in a London park.

Kalabe Legesse, 29, died from a stab wound to the heart after he was found wounded in Peckham Rye Park, south London, on the evening of December 30.

He was said to have been attacked out of nowhere while ‘minding his own business’ sitting in the park.

Paramedics tried to save him but he succumbed to his injuries at the scene.

Nah’shun Thomas, 19, and the 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were arrested on Thursday.

The pair were due to appear before Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Saturday.

Detectives are continuing to appeal for anyone with information about the incident to come forward.

?? Licensed to London News Pictures. 31/12/2022, London, UK. Police at the scene in Peckham, south London after a man in his late 20s was stabbed to death in a park. The victim was killed in Peckham Rye Park, with police and an ambulance called to the scene at 8.24pm on Friday, 30. Despite paramedics' best efforts, he died at the scene shortly after 9pm. Photo credit: Marcin Nowak/LNP
Kalabe was said to have been ‘minding his own business’ when he was attacked (Picture: LNP)

Information can be passed on by calling 101 with the reference 6165/30DEC22.

Independent charity Crimestoppers can be called anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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