A man has been charged with the murder of four family members at a home in Southwark.
Joshua Jacques, of Minard Road in SE6, will appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today (Thursday).
The 28-year-old is charged with the murders of Dolet Hill, 64, Denton Burke, 58, Tanysha Ofori-Akuffo, 45, and Samantha Drummonds, 27.
This follows a disturbance at a home in Delaford Road just after 1.40am on Monday.
Police arrived and had to force entry.
Inside they found four people, three women and a man, who appeared to have been stabbed.
All four were pronounced dead at the scene.
- READ MORE: Pictures from scene
When officers entered the house they also found a man and officers deployed a Taser in order to detain him.
He was then arrested on suspicion of murder, and on Tuesday was reported to be in hospital in a stable condition.
Two of the victims, Denton Burke and partner Dolet Hill, lived together in Delaford Road where the stabbing took place.
Tanysha, who is Dolet Hill's daughter, lived in Kennington.
Samantha Drummonds, Tanysha's daughter, lived in Forest Hill.
A friend of Ms Drummonds told reporters that she had temporarily moved into the house in Bermondsey while building work was carried out at her own flat.
Rudra Brambhatt told the Evening Standard: “She had only recently moved out temporarily while her bathroom was done. Samantha took her cat and went back to the family home.
“We are devastated.
"We got on so well.
"She loved music and worked at NatWest.”
Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust paid tribute to Ms Hill, who was an active trade union member.
Alastair Gourlay, Director of Estates and Facilities, said: “We are devastated to hear about the tragic death of Dolet Hill, who worked as a housekeeping assistant in our pharmacy department for more than 21 years, before her retirement in 2018.
“Dolet was a well-respected colleague, who also helped to improve the workplace for others as an active UNISON representative.
“Our thoughts are with Dolet’s family, friends and all who worked with her.”
Sadiq Khan said he was heartbroken over the incident, as local MP Harriet Harman described the fatal stabbing as a “terrible tragedy”.
A Met Police spokesperson said: "A man will appear in court charged with the murder of four people at an address in Bermondsey.
"Joshua Jacques – 28 (19.04.94) of Minard Road, SE6 will appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 28 April charged with the murders of Dolet Hill, 64, Denton Burke, 58, Tanysha Ofori-Akuffo, 45, and Samantha Drummonds, 27.
"This follows an incident at an address in Delaford Road, SE16 on Monday, 25 April.
"Jacques was charged on Thursday, 28 April following an investigation by homicide detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command."
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