A teenager has been charged with the murder of Jaden Moodie age 14 who was stabbed to death in London on January 8. Jaden was attacked by a men in a black Mercedes in what police described as a targeted attack in Leyton, east London.
Ayoub Majdouline, 18, was charged with murder after he was arrested on Saturday morning.
Ayoub Majdouline, 18, will appear again at the Old Bailey on Wednesday.
18, appeared in the dock at Thames Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
Majdouline, of Lily Gardens in Wembley, north-west London, spoke to confirm his address, date of birth and nationality as British.
The young man first appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court today Monday, January 21, Scotland Yard reports.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: “Detectives from the Homicide and Major Crime Command are continuing to investigate Jaden’s murder and would appeal for anyone with information, who has yet to come forward, to call police.”
Police believe five men smashed into Jaden’s moped and then three of the men are thought to have got out of the vehicle before Jaden was knifed before all five suspects fled in the car.
Detective Chief Inspector Chris Soole from Metropolitan Police who leads the inquiry, said: “We have a number of inquiries that we are pursuing, however, we cannot solve this alone, we need the public to help us.
“Due to the location and time of the attack we know there are a number of people out there who either witnessed the incident or who have information about this heinous crime and we would like to hear from them.
“I firmly believe that someone out there knows the people who are responsible for Jaden’s murder.”
A man has tonight been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of 14-year-old Jaden Moodie [pic] in #Leyton https://t.co/IKM6xtBPxU
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) January 19, 2019
