Man charged with murder after death of 85-year-old
The body was discovered at an property in Churchmore Road
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A man has been charged with murder after an 85-year-old man was found dead at a property in south London.
The London Ambulance Service called the police to a property on Churchmore Road in Streatham, at around 13:00 on Friday afternoon.
The Met Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene and he had "a number of injuries".
Amithraz Balgobin, 36, of Lambeth, south London, was on Sunday charged with murder and drug possession, and is due to appear at Bromley Magistrates' Court on 7 July.
The victim's next of kin have been made aware of his death but his identity has not been released.
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