Man in court charged with stabbing murder of woman, 66, in London street
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a 66-year-old woman in north London.
Anita Mukhey died after being stabbed in Burnt Oak Broadway, near the junction of Limesdale Gardens, in Edgware on Thursday.
Jala Debella, 22, appeared in custody at Willesden Magistrates’ Court in north west London on Saturday, charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon, namely a knife.
Debella, of Colindale, north-west London, was ordered to next appear in custody for a preliminary hearing at the Old Bailey on Tuesday.
No pleas were entered.
Distressing for grieving families
In graphic footage of the incident taken by onlookers, people were seen rushing to the woman’s aid.
The Metropolitan Police has urged people not to share the “enormously distressing” footage online.
On Saturday, in a post on X, formerly Twitter, a police spokesman said: “A small number of social media users have posted graphic footage of the attack.
“It is enormously distressing for grieving families.
“We ask that these posts are deleted and for others not to share them.”
