Two murder charges over 2017 Custom House stabbing

A blurry home photo showing Ahmed Deen-Jah. He is standing in front of a window in what appears to be a living room and is looking at the camera. He is wearing a top with a collarImage source, Jah family
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Ahmed Deen-Jah was stabbed in the heart in 2017

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Two men have been charged with murder over a fatal stabbing which happened more than seven years ago.

Ahmed Deen-Jah, 24, was knifed in the heart in a convenience store in Custom House, east London, in April 2017.

Lekan Akinsoji, 26, of no fixed abode, and Sundjata Keita, 26, of St Margaret’s Court, east London, are due to appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court on Saturday.

The pair remain in police custody, the Met Police said.

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