Ruislip & Eastcote & Northwood Gazette
Teenager charged after man was stabbed to death
POLICE have released a photograph of Osman Shidane, who was stabbed to death in South Ruislip.
Mr Shidane, a 20-year-old from Ruislip, was attacked in Victoria Road, in South Ruislip, opposite the Asda store, on Tuesday May 15.
Police were called to the area outside St Gregory the Great Catholic Church at around 9pm to reports of a man suffering multiple stab wounds.
They found Mr Shidane at the scene and he was rushed by London Air Ambulance to hospital, where he remained for a number of days, before dying as a result of his injuries shortly after 5pm on Friday May 18.
A post-mortem examination was carried out on Saturday May 19 which determined that Mr Shidane died from multiple stab wounds.
Detectives from Met Police’s Homicide and Major Crime Command are investigating the stabbing and have established an incident room to deal with their investigation. MORE details of the final moments of Osman Shidane’s life have emerged in a court hearing.
A 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Uxbridge Magistrate’s Court on Monday, having been charged with the murder of Mr Shidane in Victoria Road, South Ruislip.
The court heard Mr Shidane was stabbed several times in the neck and armpit, at around 9pm on Tuesday May 15, and was treated at the scene by Metropolitan Police officers giving CPR, before the London Ambulance Service and Air Ambulance arrived.
Osman was rushed to St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, where he remained in a critical condition for several days before passing away shortly after 5pm on Friday May 18.
During the brief hearing, magistrates were told police were called by a witness who had driven past the scene, opposite Asda and outside the St Gregory the Great Catholic Church, in Victoria Road. At the end of the hearing a 16-year-old was remanded in custody and will next appear at the Old Bailey for a bail hearing today (Wednesday).
A 15-year-old girl was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, in
A 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested in The Fairway, Ruislip, on Wednesday May 16 on suspicion of attempted murder.
Detectives formally charged him with the murder of Osman Shidane on Saturday May 19.
The teenager appeared in custody at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court on Monday
A 15-year-old girl was also arrested that day, on suspicion of assisting an offender, but has since been released on police bail.
Detective Chief Inspector Paul The Fairway, Ruislip, on Wednesday May 16. She was later released on police bail.
Police in Hillingdon have appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident and has not yet spoken with them to come forward.
Detective Chief Inspector Paul Healy, said: “This was a violent attack in which Mr Shidane was stabbed several times.
“I would urge anyone who was in the area of Victoria Road on May 15 between 8.30pm and 9.30pm and who is yet to speak with officers to come forward and contact the incident room.”
Anyone with information is asked to call 020 8358 0200 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. Healy said: “This was a violent attack in which Osman was stabbed several times.
“I would urge anyone who was in the area of Victoria Road on May 15 between 8.30pm and 9.30pm, and who is yet to speak with officers, to come forward and contact the incident room.”
Anyone with information is asked to call 020 8358 0200 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.