Shaquille murder: two more charged

Two more teenagers have been charged with the murder of 14-year-old Shaquille Smith.

The schoolboy was killed while sitting on a bench outside his home in Hackney, east London, last weekend.

George Amponsah, 18, of Greenwood Road, east London, and a 17-year-old from the Hackney area will appear before Thames Magistrates on Monday.

Two others charged with Shaquille's murder - Godiowe Dufeal, 19, of Well Street, east London, and a 16-year-old boy who cannot be named - appeared in court earlier this week.

Dufeal and the 16-year-old were remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on October 3.

Shaquille, who had been due to go back to school this week to start his GCSE studies, was stabbed in the stomach and died in hospital.

He was the 25th teenager to die in attacks in London this year.

His sister Tahira, 16, was also stabbed and treated in hospital.

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