{"id":111777,"date":"2025-10-30T07:34:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T07:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/111777\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T07:34:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T07:34:11","slug":"afghan-national-charged-after-triple-stabbing-in-west-london-as-murder-victim-named-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/111777\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghan national charged after triple stabbing in west London &#8211; as murder victim named | UK News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An Afghan national has been charged with murder and attempted murder after a triple stabbing in west London.<\/p>\n<p>Safi Dawood, 22, has also been charged with possession of an offensive weapon in relation to the incident in Uxbridge on Monday, the Crown Prosecution Service said.<\/p>\n<p>He will appear at Westminster Magistrates&#8217; Court on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/skynews-uxbridge-midhurst-gardens_7065750.jpg\"   alt=\"Flowers left near the scene in Midhurst Gardens in Uxbridge.&#10;Pic: PA\" data-testid=\"article-image-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Image:<br \/>\n        Flowers left near the scene in Midhurst Gardens in Uxbridge.<br \/>\nPic: PA<\/p>\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/skynews-uxbridge-police-search_7065004.jpg\" alt=\"\"  aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img excluded-image\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-poster\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                0:44<\/p>\n<p>              Police search scene of triple stabbing<\/p>\n<p>Police and paramedics were called to a stabbing in Midhurst Gardens, Uxbridge, at around 5pm.<\/p>\n<p>Wayne Broadhurst, 49, was treated for stab wounds at the scene but died at the scene of his injuries, the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/topic\/metropolitan-police-6381\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Metropolitan Police<\/a> said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Another man, aged 45, suffered life-changing injuries and was treated in hospital.<\/p>\n<p>A 14-year-old boy was also hurt in the stabbing, but has since been discharged from hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Police said his injuries were neither life-threatening nor life-changing.<\/p>\n<p>Dawood entered the UK in a lorry in 2020 before claiming asylum, which was granted in 2022, the Home Office said previously.<\/p>\n<p>He was not known to Mr Broadhurst, but was known to the other two alleged victims, police said.<\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/skynews-uxbridge-midhurst-gardens_7065924.jpg\"   alt=\"Forensic officers in Midhurst Gardens in Uxbridge.&#10;Pic: PA\" data-testid=\"article-image-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Image:<br \/>\n        Forensic officers in Midhurst Gardens in Uxbridge.<br \/>\nPic: PA<\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/skynews-vigil-uxbridge_7065568.jpg\"   alt=\"A vigil was held on Tuesday night. Pic: PA\" data-testid=\"article-image-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Image:<br \/>\n        A vigil was held on Tuesday night. Pic: PA<\/p>\n<p>Dawood, of Midhurst Gardens, needed hospital treatment after &#8220;suffering a medical episode&#8221; and was later returned to police custody, where he remains, the force added.<\/p>\n<p>A &#8216;devastating loss&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The managing director of Greener Ealing Ltd, which provides environmental services to Ealing Council, said Mr Broadhurst was a &#8220;dedicated member of our team&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Katarina Pohancenikova said in the statement: &#8220;Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with Wayne&#8217;s family, friends, and colleagues during this incredibly difficult time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a devastating loss. Wayne was a well-respected and dedicated member of our team who made a real contribution to the work we do and to the residents we serve.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We ask for the privacy of Wayne&#8217;s loved ones to be respected as they come to terms with this appalling news.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Greener Ealing shared a photograph of the Liverpool supporter wearing the football club&#8217;s hat, as well as the company&#8217;s high-vis.<\/p>\n<p>The Met warned people not to speculate about the case on social media for fear it &#8220;could impede future court proceedings&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Read more on Sky News:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/man-and-woman-arrested-over-death-of-one-year-old-girl-who-came-into-contact-with-chemicals-in-london-13459988\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Arrests after girl dies in chemicals incident<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/hadush-kebatu-migrant-sex-offender-given-500-to-be-deported-after-mistaken-prison-release-13458784\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Deported sex offender given \u00a3500<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/mps-demand-crown-estate-explains-why-prince-andrew-paid-peppercorn-rent-at-royal-lodge-13460047\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Questions over prince&#8217;s &#8216;peppercorn&#8217; rent<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jaswant Narwal, Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS London North, confirmed the charges arising from what he called a &#8220;shocking&#8221; incident.<\/p>\n<p>     <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/download-app\" target=\"blank\" data-tracking-label=\"ui-app-promo-download-link\" class=\"ui-app-promo sdc-article-widget\" data-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"ui-app-promo\" data-testid=\"app-promo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mr Narwal said prosecutors &#8220;have worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring the case to court and that it is in the public interest to pursue criminal proceedings&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Around 100 people gathered for a vigil on Tuesday evening to lay flowers near the police tape at the junction between Midhurst Gardens and Leybourne Road, with some lighting candles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An Afghan national has been charged with murder and attempted murder after a triple stabbing in west London.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":111778,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[42,43,40,38,41,39],"class_list":{"0":"post-111777","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-headlines","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-top-news","11":"tag-top-stories","12":"tag-topnews","13":"tag-topstories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111777\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}