Man charged with murder after 21-year-old stabbed to death in Deptford

The murder scene in Deptford  (Josh Salisbury / ES)
The murder scene in Deptford (Josh Salisbury / ES)

A man has been charged with murder after a 21-year-old was stabbed to death in Deptford.

Robert Robinson died in an attack in Carteret Way on Thursday, the Metropolitan Police said.

Police were called to the scene shortly after 10.30pm on June 6 to reports of a stabbing.

Officers and the London Ambulance Service attended but despite their best efforts Mr Robinson, who lived locally, died at the scene.

Two men were arrested shortly after the attack on suspicion of murder and Dalziell Wedderburn, 44, was charged with murder on Sunday.

He will appear in custody at Bromley Magistrates' Court on Monday.

A 50-year-old man was also arrested and has been bailed to a date in early September.