Man Accused of Murdering His Brother in Hammersmith


Yonas Haile stabbed to death in flat off Fulham Palace Road

Fulham Palace Road near Hammersmith Square
Fulham Palace Road near Hammersmith Square. Picture: Google Streetview

A 30-year-old man from Hammersmith has been charged with murdering his brother earlier this month.

32-year-old Yonas Haile was found when officers were called at around 7:50pm on Tuesday, 5 May to a flat on Fulham Palace Road near the junction with Hammersmith Square. He was seriously injured with what appeared to be knife wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:39pm.

His brother Tedros Haile of Fulham Palace Road, W6, was charged on the evening of Wednesday, 6 May.

He appeared by video link for a hearing at the Old Bailey this Tuesday, 12 May.

He was remanded in custody until a plea hearing on 28 July when a trial date will be set.

May 13, 2020