An Afghan migrant has appeared in court charged with murdering a stranger after a triple stabbing in west London.
Safi Dawood is charged with murdering Wayne Broadhurst, as well as two counts of attempted murder in relation to the incident in Midhurst Gardens in Uxbridge on Monday, a hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard.
The 22-year-old, of the same street, has also been charged with one count of possessing an offensive weapon following the incident, the court was told on Thursday.
He entered the UK in a lorry in 2020 before claiming asylum, which was granted in 2022, the Home Office previously confirmed.
Dawood appeared in the dock wearing a grey T-shirt and grey trousers and sat hunched over during the brief hearing.
Officers and paramedics were called to reports of a triple stabbing at about 5pm, and Mr Broadhurst, a 14-year-old boy and a 45-year-old man were treated at the scene for stab wounds.
The man remains in hospital with life-changing injuries and the teenager has been discharged, prosecutor Theo Woodhead told the court.
Dawood was not known to Mr Broadhurst, who died at the scene, but was known to the other two alleged victims, police have said.
Dawood was remanded in custody and will appear at the Old Bailey within the next 48 hours.
