Man, 22, charged over murder of 66-year-old woman
A man has been charged with the murder of a 66-year-old woman in north London, police have said.
The woman died after being stabbed on a busy street, in Edgware, on Thursday.
Jalal Debella, 22, was due to appear at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon, the Metropolitan Police said.
Debella was arrested on suspicion of murder, in the Colindale area on Thursday.
Graphic footage shows members of the public rushing to the woman’s aid in the aftermath of the stabbing, at about midday.
The woman can be seen lying motionless and unresponsive in the middle of the road.
A group of people surround her trying to stem the bleeding with gauze from a first aid box, garments and towels.
“Darling, are you here? Can you hear me?” someone asks the woman, as others call the emergency services and manage the traffic, gesturing for cars to slow down.
Land and air ambulance officers treated the woman, but she died at the scene.
Speaking on Friday, Supt Tony Bellis, of the North West Command Unit, responsible for policing Edgware, said: “A family has been left devastated by this shocking attack and my thoughts are with them at this unimaginably difficult time.”
