{"id":466237,"date":"2026-01-05T20:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T20:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/?p=466237"},"modified":"2026-01-05T20:06:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T20:06:19","slug":"teenage-boy-charged-with-murder-after-new-years-eve-stabbing-in-deptford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/deptford\/teenage-boy-charged-with-murder-after-new-years-eve-stabbing-in-deptford\/","title":{"rendered":"Teenage boy charged with murder after New Year&#8217;s Eve stabbing in Deptford"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>A 17-year-old boy has been charged with murder after a 23-year-old man was fatally stabbed in Deptford on New Year&#8217;s Eve.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The teenager, who cannot be named because of his age, is due to appear at Bromley Magistrates&#8217; Youth Court today.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"69959\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448384\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">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<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Police were called at around 12:35pm on New Year&#8217;s Eve on 31 December following reports of the attack in Grove Street, Deptford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The victim, John Temitope Onetufo from Deptford, was treated for a stab wound to the chest but died at the scene.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"68153\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448385\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">PGRpdiBpZD0ic291dGgtNDcwMDQxMTg1IiBjbGFzcz0ic291dGgtY29udGVudCBzb3V0aC1lbnRpdHktcGxhY2VtZW50IiBzdHlsZT0ibWFyZ2luLWxlZnQ6IGF1dG87bWFyZ2luLXJpZ2h0OiBhdXRvO3RleHQtYWxpZ246IGNlbnRlcjsiPjwhLS0gIC8xNTQ3MjUwNzAsMjI2OTQxOTY5Njkvc291dGh3YXJrbmV3cy9zb3V0aHdhcmtuZXdzIC0tPg0KPGRpdiBpZD0iZGl2LWdwdC1hZC0yeDEiPg0KPHNjcmlwdD4NCmdvb2dsZXRhZy5jbWQucHVzaChmdW5jdGlvbigpIHsgZ29vZ2xldGFnLmRpc3BsYXkoJ2Rpdi1ncHQtYWQtMngxJyk7IH0pOw0KPC9zY3JpcHQ+DQo8L2Rpdj4gICAgICAgICAgPC9kaXY+<\/script>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/John-Onetufo-1.jpg-420x560.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-466013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/John-Onetufo-1.jpg-420x560.webp 420w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/John-Onetufo-1.jpg-210x280.webp 210w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/John-Onetufo-1.jpg-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/John-Onetufo-1.jpg-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/John-Onetufo-1.jpg-110x146.webp 110w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/John-Onetufo-1.jpg-750x1000.webp 750w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/John-Onetufo-1.jpg-1140x1520.webp 1140w, https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/John-Onetufo-1.jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Victim John Temitope Onetufo &#8211; photo supplied by Met Police  <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Officers also arrested a 23-year-old man on suspicion of murder and an 18-year-old woman on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. 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