23-year-old died after being taken to hospital with stab wound to chest

A man has been been charged with murder following a fatal stabbing in Perivale.

Adrian Kompinski 23, of Rydal Crescent, Perivale was charged in the early hours of Saturday, 16 December, with the murder of a man in Bilton Road, Perivale on the evening of 10 December.

The victim has been formally identified as 23-year-old Patryk Jezmanski, a Polish national who lived in Perivale. He had been in the UK for two years, working as a labourer.

Kompinski was arrested in Edinburgh on Wednesday 13 December. He is also a Polish national.

He will appear at Hendon Magistrates' Court later on 16 December.

A post-mortem examination held at Fulham Mortuary on 12 December gave cause of death as haemorrhaging and a stab wound to the heart.

Officers from the Met's Homicide and Major Crime Command continue to investigate.

Anyone with information regarding this incident can contact police on 020 8358 0100 or Tweet @MetCC. Information can also be reported anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org.

A 39-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder in the early hours of 11 December has been released under investigation.

December 16, 2017