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East Dulwich stabbing: Man, 24, charged with murder following fatal knife attack

A man has been charged with murder following a fatal stabbing in East Dulwich.

Police were called to reports of a man having been stabbed in Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, at about 2.35am on Sunday.

The victim, 39-year-old Dennis Anderson from Lewisham, was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 3am.

Jahmel Micheal Riley, 24, has since been charged with murder as well as possession of an offensive weapon, Scotland Yard said.

Flowes have been left at the scene of the incident (Getty Images)

The force said he will appear in custody at Bromley Magistrates' Court on February 15.

Road closures were put in place following the incident on Sunday morning.

Detectives from the Homicide and Major Crime Command have been investigating the incident.

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