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Three men charged over London murder of Godwin Lawson

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Three men have been charged with murdering a 17‑year‑old footballer
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Daniel Riley is 21, Matthew Lanihun is 20, and Koffi Osimeh is 19
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They have also been charged with trying to murder two men aged 18 and 20
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Moise Avorgah is 19 and appeared at the Old Bailey in April
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He was remanded in custody ahead of a hearing on 16 June
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Godwin Lawson was fatally wounded in Stamford Hill on 27 March
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Three men have been charged with murdering a 17-year-old footballer who was stabbed to death in north London.

Godwin Lawson, from Enfield, north London, was fatally wounded in Stamford Hill on 27 March.

Daniel Riley, 21, from Holloway, north London; Matthew Lanihun, 20, of Finsbury Park, north London; and Koffi Osimeh, 19, also of Finsbury Park, are accused of killing him.

They have also been charged with trying to murder two men aged 18 and 20.

These two men suffered stab wounds in the same incident.

Godwin was at the Oxford United Football and Education Academy.

He suffered a stab wound to the chest in the incident near Durley Road.

Moise Avorgah, 19, of Tottenham, north London, appeared at the Old Bailey in April, charged with murdering Godwin.

He was remanded in custody ahead of a hearing on 16 June.

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