#fatal-stabbing

#fatal-stabbing

This is a tragic and violent attack which has cost the life of Mr Alshmari, and left a woman injured. We are doing everything we can to establish exactly what happened and why, and the public's response has been fantastic. We've had CCTV, dashcam and mobile footage shared with us, which has been very helpful for the investigation.

Gardaí believe the suspect in the fatal stabbing of a prominent Co Donegal businessman and former election candidate may have travelled to and from the scene on a quad bike.

Mr Michals, 26, told the Old Bailey that fellow Goldsmiths student Zhe Wang, 31, was "stressed" because she incorrectly believed she had contracted a sexually transmitted disease after they had sex in February 2024. He visited her flat in Lewisham, south-east London, the following month to bring some "normalcy" to the "bizarre situation", however after he arrived, Ms Wang came at him with a knife, jurors were told.

Emergency services were alerted to the property in the Grattan Wood apartment complex shortly after 11am after receiving reports of a stabbing at the unit used by Tusla as emergency accommodation for separated juveniles seeking international protection. Gardaí arrived at the scene and discovered a 17-year-old with serious suspected stab wounds. Despite efforts of paramedics to revive him, he was pronounced dead a short time later.

Borough Commander Trevor Lawry, who leads policing in the borough of Lewisham said: Our thoughts go out to the family and friends of this young man who have lost someone they love in such a tragic way. I know the community will have concerns following this incident, a dedicated homicide team is currently working to piece together this morning's events. If you have any information for police, please do come forward.