Three from Essex arrested in after 18-year-old died in Dagenham
Jordan Kukabu was stabbed to death on May 5th
Three men from Essex, aged 16, 17 and 20, have been charged with murder, attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon after an 18-year-old was stabbed to death in Dagenham.
They are due to appear in court today, May 12, at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court.
Jordan Kukabu, from Romford, was fatally stabbed on May 5.
A 15-year-old was charged on Wednesday, 10 May with murder; attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon. He appeared at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court on Thursday, 11 May.
He is next due to appear at the Central Criminal Court on Monday, 15 May.
Police were called to Dagenham Heathway Underground Station just before midnight on May 5, to reports of men with machetes.
Officers and the London Ambulance Service attended, where 18-year-old Jordan was found with stab injuries. He sadly died at the scene.
His family have been made aware and are being supported by specialist officers. He was named as Wazabakana Elenda Jordan Kukabu (known as ‘Jordan’) .
A post-mortem examination was held on Sunday, 7 May and gave a cause of death as a single stab wound to the chest.
A second man, aged in his 20s, was also taken to hospital with a stab injury. His condition has been assessed as not life-threatening.
A 27-year-old man, who was arrested on Tuesday, 9 May in Suffolk on suspicion of assisting an offender and a separate offence of violent disorder, has been bailed pending further enquiries.
A 20-year-old man, who was previously arrested on suspicion of murder, has been released with no further action. However, he was also arrested on suspicion of violent disorder in relation to another incident and has been released on bail for this offence.