A 37-YEAR-OLD man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a dad who died after being assaulted in a supermarket.

Tony Virasami, of Sedgehill Road, Lewisham, appeared before Wimbledon Magistrates' Court this morning.

Kevin Tripp, aged 57, a structural engineer from Colliers Wood, was assaulted in the Merton High Street Sainsbury's store on Tuesday at 7.30pm.

It is thought he was attacked after a row over queue jumping.

Sources at the supermarket said Mr Tripp had not been involved in the initial row.

The dad-of-one suffered from a head injury as a result of the incident.

He was taken by ambulance to hospital but died shortly before midnight last night.

Virasami appeared in court dressed in a white t-shirt and tracksuit bottoms only to confirm his name.

He had initially been charged with grievous bodily harm but the Crown Prosecution Service changed the charge to murder following Mr Tripp's death.

He was remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on September 18.