Murder charge after man, 87, dies in south-east London

26 Aug 2025 • 8:54 PM MYT
The Independent
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A 47-year-old has been charged with murder after the death of an elderly man in south-east London.

Vasile Iosebica, of Wellmeadow Road, Lewisham, is due to appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday over the death of Brian Hunt, 87.

Mr Hunt, who knew Iosebica, was found at a property in Wellmeadow Road at around 1am on Sunday and was pronounced dead at the scene.

A post-mortem examination found that he had died from compression of the neck.

His next of kin have been told, the Metropolitan Police said.