Two more teenagers have been charged with the murder of a law student who was fatally stabbed on a busy north-east London street.
The sister of teenager Hussain Chaudhry said he died in his “mother’s arms” following an attack in Walthamstow last Wednesday.
The Metropolitan Police said Alexis Morris, 18, was charged with the murder of Mr Chaudhry on Tuesday, as well as two counts of grievous bodily harm with intent, relating to a man in his 20s and a woman in her 40s who sustained slash injuries during the incident.
In addition, he was charged with robbery and possession of an offensive weapon.
Anthony Nguyen, 18, was also charged with assisting an offender.
Both men were remanded in custody to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.
It comes after Marvin Ward, 18, of Ilford, east London, was charged with the murder of the 18-year-old on Sunday.
He appeared at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on March 22.
Mr Chaudhry was pronounced dead at the scene after police and paramedics were called to Lea Bridge Road at around 5.20pm on March 17.
The Met later said that a post-mortem examination gave his cause of death as hypovolemic shock and a stab wound to the neck.
In a statement, his family said they were “deeply grieved by the loss of our beloved Hussain”.
Mr Chaudhry’s friend Wahab Ahmed, who described him as an “incredibly kind and beautiful soul”, has set up an online fundraising page to build a mosque in his memory, raising more than £34,000 so far.
It features a message from his sister Afia Chaudhry, who said her “beautiful baby brother left this world the same way he came in, cradled in my mother’s arms”.
Soas University of London said it had been “shocked and deeply saddened” to learn of Mr Chaudhry’s death.
Anybody with information can call the police on 020 8345 1570 or 101 and quote reference CAD 5697/17Mar, tweet to @MetCC or speak anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
