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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Josh Salisbury

East Finchley: Two men charged with murder of man near Tube station in 1984

Anthony Littler was found with head injuries in an alleyway close to East Finchley Tube station - (ES Composite)

Two men will appear in court charged with the murder of a man near a north London Tube station more than four decades on.

Anthony Littler was found with head injuries in an alleyway known as The Causeway, near East Finchley Tube station, north London, at 12.15am on May 1, 1984.

Michael Stewart, 55, of Station Road, New Barnet, and Anthony Stewart, 59, of Old Farm Road, Finchley, have been charged with Mr Littler’s murder, police said.

The charges come after two arrests were initially made in March 2024.

Both men were remanded into custody and will appear at Willesden Magistrates Court on Thursday.

Single Mr Littler, an executive officer at Customs and Excise, lived a short distance from the station.

He had been on his way home from a night out when the attack occurred.

Speaking previously, relatives described the 45-year-old as a “lovely, kind and gentle man”.

Police said three men who were previously arrested on suspicion of murder remain under investigation.

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