Teens charged with murdering NHS worker days after his dad died – Metro.co.uk, Metro.co.uk

Two teenagers have been charged with murder after an NHS worker was stabbed to death in east London .

David Gomoh, , was attacked just seconds away from his home on Freemasons Road, Newham, just before 16. (PM on April
. His dad died just days earlier from a coronavirus-related illness.

He had been working for the NHS at the time of his death, supplying staff with equipment. Police said he was ambushed by a gang of masked assailants in a ‘ferocious’ attack.

Muhammad Jalloh, 19, and a boy, 19, not named for legal reasons, from Telford in Shropshire, have now been charged with causing his death.

They were also charged with conspiracy to cause GBH in connection with another alleged incident shortly before Mr Gomoh was found suffering from knife wounds.

Both teenagers are due to appear at Thames Magistrates Court on Monday, May 4.

Mr Gomoh’s family had already been grieving for his father when they received the news of his death. His mother also works for the NHS as a nurse.

Discussing the case, Detective Inspector Tony Kirk said: ‘David’s family are going through unimaginable torment. Within days his his mother has seen the death of her husband and son, his sister has lost her brother and father, both are now heartbroken.

‘David was a young man who had worked hard to put himself through university and, like his mother, worked hard for the community in the NHS.’

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