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| Two men charged with London murder of model Harry Uzoka | Two men charged with London murder of model Harry Uzoka |
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| George Koh, 24, and 23-year-old Jonathan Okigbo will appear at Westminster magistrates court over 25-year-old’s death | George Koh, 24, and 23-year-old Jonathan Okigbo will appear at Westminster magistrates court over 25-year-old’s death |
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| Two men have been charged with the murder of a 25-year-old man in west London on Thursday, Scotland Yard has said. | Two men have been charged with the murder of a 25-year-old man in west London on Thursday, Scotland Yard has said. |
| The victim has not been officially named but has been identified in reports as the model Harry Uzoka. He has been described as a “wonderful model but, even more so, a good person and a pleasure to work with” by one of the companies he worked for. | |
| George Koh, 24, and 23-year-old Jonathan Okigbo, both from north London, were accused of the murder. | |
| Koh was also charged with possession of an offensive weapon. Police said he was arrested on Sunday and Okigbo the following day. Both men were due to appear before Westminster magistrates court on Tuesday morning. | |
| After news of Uzoka’s death broke, the model Jourdan Dunn posted an image of him on Twitter with the caption: “Rest in Paradise Young King.” | |
| The singer, MNEK, tweeted: “SHOCKED. i met him various times and thought he was always so cool. my heart goes out to his family. RIP.” | The singer, MNEK, tweeted: “SHOCKED. i met him various times and thought he was always so cool. my heart goes out to his family. RIP.” |
| Uzoka was was signed to Premier Model Management, which helped launch the careers of Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer among others. He was found injured in Old Oak Road, in Shepherd’s Bush, at about 4pm on Thursday 11 January, the Metropolitan police said. | |
| Detectives said a 27-year-old man who was arrested on the day of the incident was released under investigation and a 28-year-old man, detained the same day, has been released with no further action to be taken. | Detectives said a 27-year-old man who was arrested on the day of the incident was released under investigation and a 28-year-old man, detained the same day, has been released with no further action to be taken. |
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