Detectives investigating the death of a pensioner who was stabbed as he rode his mobility scooter within yards of one of London’s busiest roads have charged a 44-year-old man with murder.
Thomas O’Halloran, who was 87, was attacked close to the A40 in Greenford, west London, on Tuesday, but managed to travel 75 yards before collapsing.
Lee Byer, 44, from Allenby Road in Southall, was arrested on Wednesday night and was charged with murder on Thursday evening.
He appeared before Willesden Magistrates Court on Friday and was remanded in custody until his first appearance next Tuesday at the Old Bailey, where he is expected to go on trial next year….