Police charge a third man, 22, with the murder of NHS supply worker David Gomoh, 24, who was stabbed to death in east London just days after his father died from coronavirus
- The 24-year-old’s death occurred days before the funeral of his father, Ken, who died from coronavirus prior to the attack on his son
- Mr Gomoh was an NHS worker, like his mother Marian, 53, and helped to supply his colleagues with essential equipment during the global crisis
- Judge Anthony Leonard QC set a plea hearing for July 22 and remanded the defendants into custody
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A third person has been charged with murdering an NHS worker who was stabbed to death in east London just days after his father died from coronavirus.
Vagnei Colubali, 22, was charged last night over the stabbing of marketing graduate David Gomoh, 24, who was attacked outside his home in east London on April 26 while he was on the phone to his girlfriend.
Gomoh’s death occurred days before the funeral of his father, Ken, who died from coronavirus prior to the attack on his son.
Two teenage boys – Muhammad Jalloh, 18, from Newham and a 16-year-old boy from Telford- have been charged with the murder of NHS worker David Gomoh (pictured), who was stabbed to death outside his home in Newham, east London last week.
Mr Gomoh’s father, Ken (pictured), had died just days before the attack on his son after contracting coronavirus
Mr Gomoh was an NHS worker, like his mother Marian, 53, and helped to supply his colleagues with essential equipment during the global crisis.
Earlier this week, Detective Inspector Tony Kirk said: ‘Within days his mother has seen the death of her husband and son, his sister has lost her father and brother. Both are heartbroken.
‘At this time we believe the only thing David did to be murdered was walk down the street.’
The 24-year-old’s mother, Marian (pictured), is also a NHS worker and works as a labour ward matron in Newham University Hospital
Earlier this week, Ms Gomoh told the MailOnline: ‘My son was not able to bury his father and we lost them both so close to each other. You cannot imagine how devastated the whole family is.
‘For any family one death is bad enough but to suffer two in short a short space of time is so painful that I cannot put it into words.
‘I am devastated, we all are and it’s difficult to be strong at this time, but we are trying.’
Colubali, who was arrested on Friday in Cambridge, was remanded in custody to appear before Thames Magistrates’ Court on Monday, the force added.
Mr Gomoh, who worked for the NHS in supplies and procurement and whose mother is a nurse, was killed just days before he was due to attend the funeral of his father, who died after contracting Covid-19.
A post-mortem examination gave the case of death as stab wounds to the chest and abdomen.
Muhammad Jalloh, 18, of Stratford, Newham, and a 16-year-old boy, of Telford, Shropshire, appeared at the Old Bailey by videolink charged with his murder on May 6.
Judge Anthony Leonard QC set a plea hearing for July 22 and remanded the defendants into custody.