Two Lewisham women have been charged in connection with the murder of Deptford teenager Myron Yarde.

The 17-year-old aspiring musician was stabbed to death after an altercation in New Cross Road on April 3.

He was found by police suffering five stab wounds in nearby Camplin Road and was taken to King's College Hospital, Lambeth, shortly after 7.40pm, but died of his injuries.

Jamie Kennedy, 31, and Charlotte Edmonds, 32, both of Daubeney Tower, were charged today (July 21) with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.

They will appear today in custody at Bexley Magistrates' Court.

Both women were arrested on April 14 and the offence is alleged to have happened between the April 2 and April 5.

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