1st July, 2023
Three teenagers have been taken into custody by detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a teenager, Victor Lee by the Grand Union towpath under Scrubs Lane.
On Saturday, 1 July, detectives charged three male– aged 14, 15 and 17 years old – with the murder of 17-year-old Victor Lee.
All three were also charged with robbery, says the Metropolitan Police.
They will appear in custody at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 3 July.
Police were called at approximately 17:45hrs on Sunday, 25 June to reports of a male in the canal under Scrubs Lane, W10 suffering from stab injuries.
The police said officers and the London Ambulance Service attended the scene.
The police said Victor Lee was pulled from the water and that despite the efforts of the emergency services, he was pronounced dead at the scene at 18:09hrs.
According to the police, a post-mortem examination held on Wednesday, 28 June gave the cause of death as stab wounds.
