A United Kingdom court has remanded a 32-year-old man, Maxwell Oguanaya, in custody over the alleged murder of a 41-year-old Nigerian, Taiwo Ekerin, following an assault in Lewisham, London.
The Metropolitan Police disclosed this in a statement obtained by PUNCH Metro on Sunday.
The police noted that Oguanaya was charged with murder after Ekerin died from injuries sustained during an altercation.
According to the statement, officers were called to Lewisham High Street at about 4:40am on May 24, following reports of an altercation.
The police said Ekerin later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead on May 30.
The statement read, “Police were called at around 04:40hrs on Sunday, 24 May, to Lewisham High Street following reports of an altercation.
“Officers attended the scene and discovered a 41-year-old man with a serious head injury. He was treated at the scene by colleagues from the London Ambulance Service and taken
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