Overview
- Ashley Malcolm, 39, of Reighton Road in Hackney, is accused of killing John Burke at a Fountayne Road address on 29 September.
- He is due to appear at Thames Magistrates' Court on 11 November and remains remanded in custody on related charges.
- Detectives reclassified the case as a murder investigation on 22 October after obtaining further medical evidence.
- Malcolm was arrested on 1 October and is also charged with robbery plus three separate burglary or attempted burglary offences in Hackney.
- The Metropolitan Police said Burke’s family are being supported by specialist officers and thanked the public for their assistance.