Man, 53, Charged With Murder Over Camden Pensioner’s Death, Due in Court Today
Police report a rapid on-scene arrest after paramedics confirmed the 82-year-old had died.
Overview
- Billy O'Reilly, 53, of Royal Free Square, Islington, has been charged with murdering an 82-year-old man in Camden.
- Officers were called to a property on West End Lane, NW6, at about 11:25am on Thursday, 5 March, following welfare concerns.
- London Ambulance Service personnel confirmed the man had died, and police arrested a suspect inside the home within minutes of arriving.
- O'Reilly was charged on Friday, 6 March, and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Saturday, 7 March.
- Detectives are treating the case as an isolated incident and have appealed for information, with the victim not yet publicly identified.