Teen charged over Wood Green murder

İsaiah Ekpaloba

A teenager has been charged with murder after a knife fight in Wood Green saw a teenager fatally stabbed in the chest.

Jaydee Dorsett, 19, will appear in custody at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court this morning after the incident in Maryland Road last Friday afternoon.

He was also stabbed in the fight, and was arrested by police after being taken to hospital in east London.

An investigation was launched after officers were called at 4.15pm on 9 January following reports of a fight and a person armed with a knife in Wood Green.

A spokesman for the Met said they were then alerted to an 18-year-old man who had attended a north London hospital suffering stab wounds. He was named as Isaiah Ekpaloba.

He was subsequently pronounced dead, and following a post-mortem examination at Haringey Mortuary which gave the cause of death as shock, haemorrhage and a stab wound to the chest.

Mr Dorsett was charged on Sunday by detectives from Homicide and Major Crime Command, led by Detective Chief Inspector Dave Whellams.

They are still appealing for witnesses, and anyone with information is asked to contact police on 0208 345 3775, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.