Two men charged in connection with Islington murder

Yahye Ahmed was fatally stabbed on Axminster Road on Wednesday 30th August Credit: Credit: ITV News London

Detectives investigating a fatal stabbing in Islington have charged two men.

Ibrahim Elkadmiri, 30, of no fixed abode was charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon. 7

A second man, Ahmed Abdi Ahmed, 33, of Marlborough Road, N19 was charged with assisting an offender.

Both men were charged in the morning of Tuesday, 5 September and will appear in custody at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on the same day.

The charges come after police were called to reports of a stabbing on Axminster Road, N7 at 11:39hrs on Wednesday, 30 August.

Officers and the London Ambulance Service attended. At the scene, 23-year-old Yahye Ahmed was found with knife injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

His family continues to be supported by specialist officers.

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