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Christopher Brownly-Otiede charged with murder after death of lorry driver in Belvedere
15:48, 02 April 2022
updated: 15:50, 02 April 2022
A man has been charged with murder following the death of a Ukrainian lorry driver who was stabbed in Bexley.
Emergency services were called to Belvedere station at around 10.10pm on September 18.
Vitali Skrypniak died at the scene having suffered a single stab wound to his chest.
The 45-year-old lived in Lviv Oblast in Ukraine with his wife and son.
He had arrived in the UK on Sunday August 15 to transport goods for a logistics company.
A statement from his family described his killing as "a great tragedy for our family" adding "my daughter has lost her husband and their son a father,"
Yesterday, Christopher Brownly-Otiede, 27, of Sorrell Close, SE28, was charged with his murder
He appeared at Bronmley Magistrates' Court today.
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