Man, 38, charged with murder of model Linah
A 38-yeAR-old man has been charged with murdering a model who died after being stabbed in the chest.
david Gikawa, is accused of killing mother-of-one linah Keza on Wednesday and will appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court today.
Ms Keza was found with stab wounds at her home in leyton, east london, on Wednesday and pronounced dead at the scene.
Tributes have been paid to the young mother, who was born in Uganda – and was a contestant in Miss Africa 2010 – before moving to Rwanda as a teenager.
She came to the UK more than ten years ago and graduated from the University of Wolverhampton.
her brother, Jack hodari, said:: “It’s so tragic that good people die this young. I am not saying this because she was my sister, but the whole world can tell you this.”
Patrice
Shema,
Chairman
of the Rwandan Community in london, said: “We still can’t believe that linah is gone. you see these things on television but when it happens to you and it’s a close friend, that’s when the reality hits home.
“linah has been a very active member of our community. She was such a wonderful girl, very happy, passionate about modelling.”
The community is trying to raise money to have Ms Keza’s body flown back to Rwanda when it is released by police.