Man, 31, is charged with murder after 21-year-old victim was stabbed to death in west London
- Shaddai Smith, 31, was charged with murder, wounding with intent and burglary
- Renato Geci, 21, died on Monday after being found seriously injured in Hounslow
- Police found second man with stab wounds who has been released from hospital
- Smith, from east London, due to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court today
A 31-year-old man has been charged with murder after a 21-year-old victim was stabbed to death in west London.
Renato Geci died in the early hours of Monday morning after being found seriously injured following reports of a disturbance on Granville Avenue in Hounslow.
Police also discovered a second man aged in his 20s at the scene who had suffered stab wounds and has since been released from hospital.
Shaddai Smith, from Romford, east London, was charged yesterday with murder as well as wounding with intent and burglary.
Renato Geci (pictured above), 21, died in the early hours of Monday morning after being found seriously injured following reports of a disturbance in Hounslow, west London
He is due to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court today.
A 27-year-old woman who was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender has been released on bail to a date in mid-April, the Metropolitan Police said.
In a statement, the force said: ‘A man has been charged with the murder of 21-year-old Renato Geci who was found with fatal stab wounds in Hounslow on 22 March.’
It added: ‘Police were called at around 03:20hrs on Monday, 22 March, to a disturbance at premises in Granville Avenue, Hounslow.
‘Officers attended and found two men suffering from stab injuries.
‘Renato was treated at the scene by officers and paramedics, but he sadly died at 04:23hrs.’
Forensic investigators at the scene on Granville Avenue on Monday. Police also found a second man who had suffered stab wounds and has since been released from hospital
Police at the scene in west London on Monday. Shaddai Smith, from Romford, 31, was charged yesterday with murder as well as wounding with intent and burglary