Officers have charged a 20-year-old man with the murder of Plaistow man Elliot Francique, also 20, who was stabbed to death outside his home on Tuesday April 19. Elliot was found with stab wounds and despite the best efforts of medics he was pronounced dead at the scene at just after 4:30pm.
Menelik Campbell 20 (15.05.2001) of Dalston, is due to appear at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on Friday April 29 after being charged with Elliot’s murder.
Police were called to the Hudson Close address at 3.21pm on the day of the murder. Elliot was found in his bedroom suffering from multiple knife wounds. Despite the best efforts of medics from London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance, the 20-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene at 4.31pm.
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Detective Chief Inspector Kelly Allen, who is leading the investigation said: “Our enquiries to establish the identity of the suspect and the motivation behind this frenzied attack continue today. Our enquiries include door to door enquiries in the area and the examination of hours of CCTV footage from a number of surrounding locations.
“I am grateful to those people who have already come forward to speak with us and urge anyone with information who hasn’t yet been in touch to call us without delay. Even the smallest piece of information could corroborate something we have already been told, or might be the missing part of the timeline of events that we are building.
“It is our mission to remove dangerous weapons, and the dangerous people who use them, from London’s streets. Please help us make your city safer by telling us what you know.”
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Three stories written this month include a in depth interview with LGBTQ+ activist Peter Tatchell ahead of the 50th anniversary of Gay Pride in the UK, an interview with an ex-Lieutenant Commander who had to keep his sexuality a secret in the Armed Forces for 20 years who lost his partner to AIDS two days before he left the Navy and a chat with the founder of The Gay Men’s Dance Company who offer professional training, pole dancing and a dance class in heels.
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