A 16-year-old boy from Wandsworth will appear in court today accused of the murder of a man in Battersea last week.
Police were called to Charlotte Despard Avenue shortly after 4:30pm on Saturday, May 25.
Officers attended and found a 46-year-old man suffering a head injury before being carted away by paramedics to hospital.
Sadly, he died in hospital on Tuesday, May 28.
VIDEO: Moped drivers stage ride-out after man beaten to death in BatterseaThe teenager was arrested in connection with the man’s death on Wednesday, May 29, and was charged yesterday.
He will appear at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court today.
Yesterday, officers also arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of murder after he presented himself to officers at a south west London police station.
The victim has been named as Brazilian national and martial arts teacher, Iderval da Silva, aged 46.
A post-mortem examination will be held in due course.
The murder investigation led by detectives from the Homicide and Major Crime Command continues.
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