Overview
- The 25-year-old is charged with murder and possession of a bladed article following the January 31 killing in Willesden.
- Judge Nigel Lickley KC scheduled a plea hearing for April 22 and set provisional trial dates of August 3 in Winchester or October 5 at the Old Bailey.
- The victim was identified in court as 50-year-old Amaal Raytaan, who was pronounced dead at 4:34 p.m. after being stabbed on Pound Lane.
- Prosecutors told the court the attack was witnessed by a bus driver and passengers, and alleged the defendant pursued his mother on an e-scooter before fleeing.
- Police said the suspect was arrested around 8 a.m. after returning to his Harlesden Road flat, and family members attended the hearing supported by specialist officers.