Overview
- Harper Dennis, 18, of North Road, West Drayton, is accused of murdering 20-year-old student Khaleed Oladipo and carrying an offensive weapon in public.
- He is scheduled to appear at Leicester Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, February 7, after being held in custody.
- Oladipo, a second-year cybersecurity student, collapsed on Oxford Street near the campus just after 5pm on February 3 following a reported confrontation and died at Leicester Royal Infirmary.
- A post-mortem found he died from a stab wound to the chest, according to Leicestershire Police.
- Investigators have also charged Dennis with two counts of possessing an offensive weapon in a private place that police say are unrelated, and they are appealing for witnesses quoting incident 495 of February 3.