Man, 18, charged with murdering schoolboy

BBC

September 26, 2024 at 4:11 a.m.

An 18-year-old man has been charged with murder after a schoolboy was stabbed to death with a so-called zombie knife in south-east London.

Daejaun Campbell, 15, was found with a stab injury on Eglinton Road, Woolwich, just after 18:30 BST on Sunday. He died at the scene.

Jacob Losiewicz, 18, of Church Manor Way, Abbey Wood, has been charged with murder.

He will appear in custody at Bromley Magistrates' Court on Thursday.

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