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Megan White

Man charged over Fulham knife murder of cousin of GMB weatherman Alex Beresford

Victim: Nathaniel Armstrong, 29 (Picture: Facebook)

A man has been charged with the murder of Nathaniel Armstrong in Fulham.

The 29-year-old was stabbed to death on March 16 on the same street where Jill Dando was shot dead in 1999.

He was the cousin of Good Morning Britain weatherman Alex Beresford, who paid tribute to the “big friendly giant” just days after speaking out against knife crime.

Lovel Bailey, 29, was charged with his murder on Wednesday and will appear in court later today.

Nathaniel Armstrong: 'Big friendly giant' (PA)

He was arrested at Gatwick Airport on Tuesday.

In a statement after his cousin’s death, Mr Beresford said: “I'm deeply saddened to confirm my cousin Nathaniel lost his life on Friday night.

A murder investigation has been launched after the man's death in Fulham (PA)

"We were all so shocked to receive this news yesterday and our thoughts right now are with his mum, his brother and sisters.

"Nathaniel was a bright young man with his whole life ahead of him and this tragedy is yet one more example of a needless life lost to knife crime.”

ITV presenter Alex Beresford speaks about his cousin's death to knife crime

The weather presenter later tweeted, with a heartbreak emoji: “Nobody wins! Everybody loses!”

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