Robbed murder victim is named |
| Written by J Kennedy | |||
| Sunday, 21 August 2005 00:00 | |||
 POLICE have named a man stabbed and beaten to death by a 10-strong gang outside a nightclub. Charles Owusu Anokye was robbed by the thugs as he lay dying in St Matthew's Peace Gardens, Brixton. The 23-year-old care assistant, from Streatham Vale, had been at the Mass Club below St Matthew's Church in Effra Road before he was murdered. At around 4am on Sunday, August 1, a fire alarm went off in the venue and clubbers congregated outside. Mr Anokye was separated from his friend and became involved in a dispute with up to 10 black youths. He was stabbed and kicked before being robbed. His killers fled on foot. Detectives believe most of the gang ran down Brixton Road towards Brixton Tube station and at least one ran down Saltoun Road. Police were called to the scene at 4.15am. Mr Anokye, who was born in Ghana, was rushed to King's College Hospital in Camberwell but was pronounced dead shortly after arriving. A post-mortem at Greenwich Mortuary on August 1 gave the cause of death as multiple stab injuries. Detective Chief Inspector David Garwood, of the Specialist Crime Directorate, based in Lewisham, has appealed for witnesses to come forward. The DCI said: "We would like to hear from anyone who saw the group of youths running from the churchyard. "They were casually dressed, wearing hooded tops and baseball hats." Information to the incident room on 020 8721 4961 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. ..SUPL:
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