Man charged with murder after Uxbridge triple stabbing
A 22-year-old has been charged with murder after allegedly stabbing a dog walker to death on Monday night.
Afghan national Safi Dawood has been charged with murdering local sweeper Wayne Broadhurst, 49, as he walked his dog in Midhurst Gardens, Uxbridge.
Dawood, of Midhurst Gardens, is charged with one count of murder, two counts of attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon. The Crown Prosecution Service said he will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.
The Home Office previously confirmed Dawood entered the UK in a truck in 2020 before seeking asylum, which was granted in 2022.
CPS London North chief prosecutor Jaswant Narwal said: “Following a shocking triple stabbing in Uxbridge on Monday evening, the Crown Prosecution Service today announced that 22-year-old Safi Dawood has been charged with the murder of Wayne Broadhurst and the attempted murder of two others.
“Our prosecutors worked to determine that there was sufficient evidence for the case to proceed to trial and that it was in the public interest to pursue criminal prosecution.
“We worked closely with the Metropolitan Police Service as they conducted their investigation.”
Dawood did not know Mr Broadhurst but was known to two other alleged victims.
The Met Police said he required hospital treatment after “suffering a medical episode” and was later returned to police custody.
About 100 people gathered on Tuesday evening to silently remember Mr Broadhurst, who was described as a “very kind and peaceful” man.
A neighbour, who asked not to be named, said the 49-year-old victim was a garbage collector who was “just doing his normal dog walk every day”.
“I’ve been here for two years and I would see him walking past the window,” he said.
He described her as “the last person in the world you would think would go after someone.”
He said she took some flowers and a box of shortbread over for his wife and added: “I still can’t get over it.
“Would the same thing have happened if he had let the dog out after five or 10 minutes?”
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