Two more charged in connection with Gresham Street murder

Detectives investigating the murder of Emmanuel Odunlami have charged two more people.

Louis Vandrose, 32, of Holloway Road, Islington, was arrested in Portugal on Sunday 10 July 2022. He was extradited to the UK on Wednesday 20 July 2022 where he was then charged with murder, manslaughter, robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery.  

Vandrose has been remanded in custody to appear at the Central Criminal Court on Thursday 11 August.

Kavindu Hettiarachi, 29, of St Ann’s Road, Harrow, was charged on Wednesday 27 July 2022 with robbery and manslaughter. He was also charged with two counts of possession of a false ID document with improper intention.

Hettiarachi appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court on Thursday 28 July and was remanded in custody to appear at the Central Criminal Court on Thursday 11 August.

Emmanuel Odunlami, 32, from Romford, was found in Gresham Street, EC2V, having sustained a fatal stab wound at 11:30pm on 1 May 2022.