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Thornton Heath stabbing: Two men charged with murder of Michael Patrick Afonso Peixoto

Two more men will appear in court charged with the murder of Michael Patrick Afonso Peixoto who was stabbed to death in Thornton Heath just days before Christmas.

The 27-year-old father was found fatally wounded in Mayfield Crescent at 10.30pm on December 19.

It is understood a group of men then fled in a grey Vauxhall Grand X Elite worth £13,000 that Mr Peixoto had been travelling in, according to detectives.

Omari Peat, 22, of Mitcham, was arrested on December 24 and released on bail.

He was re-arrested on Thursday January 11 and charged with murder.

Zac Dylan Baako, 28, of no fixed address, was arrested on the same day.

Both are due to appear at a magistrates' court yet to be confirmed on Saturday.

Mr Peixoto's family are being supported by specialist officers.

John Budal, 19, already appeared at Bromley Magistrates Court on December 30 charged with murder, robbery, possession of an offensive weapon and possession of cannabis.

He appeared again at the Old Bailey on January 3 and has been remanded in custody.

A police statement said: "The investigation into the murder of 27-year-old Michael Patrick Afonso Peixoto remains ongoing.

"Michael was found with fatal stab wounds in Mayfield Crescent in Thornton Heath at around 22:30hrs on Tuesday, 19 December."

Eleven people have been murdered in the borough of Croydon which includes Thornton Heath, in 2023.

That is the highest number of any borough and a tenth of capital’s total homicides.

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