A 28-year-old Nigerian, Nicholas Aina on Thursday, November 3, appeared at the Old Bailey for stabbing his 64-year-old mother, Caroline Adeyelu to death and injuring his sister.
Nicholas allegedly attacked the women at the family home on Auriel Avenue in Dagenham, east London, on October 30, 2022.
Police were called to the scene of the stabbing on Auriel Avenue at 9.35pm, where Ms Adeleyu was pronounced dead at the scene.
It is alleged he went into his 33-year-old sister Angel Adeyelu’s bedroom and stabbed her repeatedly with a knife,
Hearing her daughter’s screams, Caroline Adeyelu went in to see what was going on, the court heard.
The defendant allegedly lunged at her with the knife before leaving the property in Auriel Avenue.
Aina’s mother was pronounced dead at the scene and his sister was treated in hospital for stab wounds and has since been discharged.
Nicholas Aina appeared at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday November 1, where he was charged with murder and attempted murder.
He was remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on Thursday, said police.
On Thursday, he appeared at the Old Bailey by video link from custody.
Judge Philip Katz KC set a timetable for the case with a plea and case management hearing on January 19 and a provisional trial from August 29 next year.
Aina, from Dagenham, was remanded into custody
