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Girl, 16, among four charged with murdering 22-year-old

A 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl are due in court in connection with the killing.

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Ayodeji Habeeb Azeez, 22, was fatally stabbed in Anerley, south London (Metropolitan Police/PA)

Two teenagers have been charged with murder after a 22-year-old man was stabbed to death in London.

Ayodeji Habeeb Azeez, from Dagenham in east London, was killed in Anerley in the south of the city on November 4.

A 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were charged on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively, the Metropolitan Police said.

Both are due to appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

Two other men, Chase Grey, 23, and Kevin Lusala, 21, have previously also been charged with murder in connection with Mr Azeez’s death.

Grey, of South Norwood, in south London, is due to appear at the Old Bailey on January 31 and Lusala, of Orpington in south London, will appear at the Old Bailey on February 6.

Two other men, aged 19 and 21, were arrested on November 4 in connection with the killing but both have been released under investigation.

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