Two teenagers have appeared in court today charged with the murder of a waiter who was fatally stabbed through the heart near a bus stop in the early hours of the morning.
Vitalijs Janovics, 38, (pictured) of Long Lane, Borough, Southwark was killed close to Bermondsey Underground Station, Jamaica Road just after 1am on July 22.
They are: Kai Taliana, 18, of Vauban Estate, South Bermondsey and Khaled Ait-Said, 18, of Guinness Court, Mansell Street, Whitechapel.
Both appeared in custody at Croydon Magistrates' Court charged with murder and were remanded to appear at the Old Bailey on August 2.
The victim was rushed to a South London hospital, but was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. Next of kin have been informed.
An incident room was set up at Sutton under Detective Chief Inspector Amanda Hargreaves of the Homicide & Serious Crime Command.
She said: “Our condolences go out to the family and friends of Mr Janovics following this needless murder.
“We are appealing for witnesses and any information that could assist our investigation and find who murdered Mr Janovics.
“Our early investigations lead us to believe that he was killed in very small timeframe between approximately 1:05am and 1:10am on Friday morning.
“Therefore we would like to hear from anyone who was in and around the area of Bermondsey tube station around that time.
“Specifically, we would like to hear from two groups of potential witnesses.
“The first is three white men, who are believed to have been sitting on steps behind and near to the bus stop where Mr Janovics died.
“The second is a group of approximately eleven people who got off the last tube train at Bermondsey station at around 01:00hrs.
“Also we would like to hear from any of Mr Janovics friends and colleagues who could help us get a picture of what he may have been doing on Thursday night into Friday morning prior to his death.”
Anyone who can assist police should call the incident room on 020 8721 4155 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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