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Evening Standard
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Sean Morrison

Clapham stabbing: Teenager charged with murdering father-of-three Gavin Garraway

A teenager has been charged with murdering a 40-year-old man who was stabbed to death in his car in Clapham, south London.

Zion Chiata, 18, of Battersea, will appear before magistrates on Wednesday.

He was charged with murder and possession of a bladed article, Scotland Yard said.

Gavin Garraway, 40, died at the scene after he was stabbed while driving a car near Clapham Common station on Friday afternoon.

A 14-year-old boy and 19-year-old man who were arrested on suspicion of murder have been released under investigation.

Nigel Gordon, a friend of Mr Garraway since childhood, described the 40-year-old victim as “a loving father”.

Of the father-of-three, he said: “I always had a lot of time for him. We moved in different circles but he was polite, courteous, always had a beaming smile and loved his kids immeasurably.”

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