Teen charged with Croydon bus murder

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murdering teenager Damani Mauge, who was found with fatal stab wounds on a bus in Croydon. Scotland Yard said the teenager, from Mitcham, was arrested on Sunday and has also been charged with attempted robbery and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.

He is due to appear at Croydon Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.

The Metropolitan Police said they had been called to a stabbing on a 130 bus in Whitehorse Lane in south London at about 8.30pm on Sunday, March 8.

Damani, aged 17, was found with fatal stab wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene at 9.07pm.

A post-mortem examination took place on Tuesday, March 10, and the cause of death was a stab wound to the chest, police said.

Published: 17/03/2020 by Radio NewsHub