Tributes paid to ‘beautiful soul’ Paul Dalton killed by a stab wound to the leg in Wimbledon

“You made us smile and laugh and we loved you. Rest in power now, our lovely friend.”
Keen angler Paul Dalton was stabbed to death in a home 
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Tributes have been paid to a “beautiful soul” who died after being stabbed in the leg.

Paul Dalton, 41, was attacked and stabbed repeatedly at a home in The Broadway, Wimbledon at 1am on Wednesday.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed the force had charged a man with murder and two others for perverting the cause of justice.

Police found Mr Dalton with multiple stab injuries and battled to save his life but the keen angler was pronounced dead at the scene.

A special post-mortem examination held on Thursday, January 14 gave the cause of death as a stab wound to the leg.

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Tributes were paid to Mr Dalton who was described by friends as having a “diamond for a heart”.

Friend Charles Smith told the Standard: “Paul was lovely guy, he had his own struggles due to hard times in his life but he would always go out of his way to help those close to him.”

Another friend said on Facebook: “A beautiful soul we were blessed to call our mate, with a diamond for a heart, and a kind word or a funny cuss for everyone he ever met.

“You made us smile and laugh and we loved you. Rest in power now, our lovely friend.”

Mongo Bolili, 33, of Merton, has been charged with murder. A second man, Ian Matu, 26, also of Merton, has been charged with perverting the cause of justice.

A third man Danny Webster, 30 of Merton was charged on Friday, 15 January with perverting the course of justice.

Police said a 52-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of murder has been released on bail to a date in early February.

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