Man charged with murdering Wembley woman

23 Keven Antonio Lourenco De Morais is accused of killing Tejaswini Kontham.

Tejaswini Kontham died at the scene at Neeld Crescent in Wembley
Author: Aileen O'SullivanPublished 15th Jun 2023

A man has been charged with the murder of 27 year old Tejaswini Kontham and the attempted murder of a second woman at an address in Wembley.

23 Keven Antonio Lourenco De Morais, of Neeld Crescent, Wembley was charged on Thursday, June 15th with the murder of Tejaswini Kontham and the attempted murder of a second woman.

He was remanded in custody to appear at Uxbridge Magistrates Court.

Police were called to a residential address in Neeld Crescent, Wembley at 09:59hrs on Tuesday, June 13th to reports of a stabbing.

Officers attended along with the London Ambulance Service and found 27-year-old Tejaswini Kontham and another woman, aged 28, suffering from knife injuries.

Despite the efforts of emergency services, Tejaswini sadly died at the scene.

Her family has been informed.

The second woman was taken to hospital with stab injuries that were later assessed as not life-threatening.

Two other people arrested in connection with this investigation were released with no further action.

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