Man charged with murder after fatal stabbing of Jaden Christie, 20, in south London

A man has been charged with murder after a 20-year-old was fatally stabbed in south London.

Emergency services were called shortly before 3pm on Tuesday to Stockwell Road after the victim was found with stab injuries.

Jaden Christie, 20, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The cause of death was given as stab wounds to the torso, following a post-mortem examination at Greenwich mortuary.

Jacob Koutouan, 22, of Stockwell Road, Lambeth, has been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing.

He will appear at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

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