A man has been charged in relation to an assault that left a father-of-four in a coma.

The assault happened at about 2.30am on Tuesday, August 8, when Eddy Nganji, 39, was outside a late-night grocery store in Lower Road, near the junction with Bestwood Street in Deptford.

Amery Fraser, 19, of Rye Hill Estate, Peckham, was charged on Tuesday, September 12 with GBH.

He will appear in custody at Bromley Magistrates' Court today.

A second man arrested - aged 20 - has been released under investigation.