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A 32-year-old man died after being assaulted at Liverpool Street Underground station on Sunday night while returning from Notting Hill Carnival. Jeremiah Maximo, 38, has been charged with GBH and is currently in custody pending a court appearance.
British Transport Police will apply to change the charge against Jeremiah Maximo from GBH following the victim’s death. The investigation remains active, with detectives appealing for witnesses to come forward to assist.
British Transport Police Detective Superintendent Sam Blackburn expressed condolences, stating, “Our thoughts are firmly with loved ones of the young man who has sadly died,” as the investigation into the incident continues. Jeremiah Maximo, who has been remanded in custody, is set to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court today, with the police planning to modify his charges following the victim’s death.
What remains unclear — It is unclear how the charges against Jeremiah Maximo will be modified following the victim’s death.
Man, 32, dies after assault at Liverpool Street Underground station
A 32-year-old man has died after he was assaulted at Liverpool Street Underground station on Sunday night as he travelled back from Notting Hill Carnival.
Emergency services were called to the station’s eastbound Central Line platform at 10.51pm following reports of a serious assault.
The victim was taken to hospital in a critical condition and died yesterday.
His family are being supported by specialist officers.
Jeremiah Maximo, 38, was charged with GBH before his death, but British Transport Police will now apply to change this.
Maximo, a British national, has been remanded into custody to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court today.
BTP Detective Superintendent Sam Blackburn, who previously described the attack as ‘particularly violent’, said: ‘First and foremost our thoughts are firmly with loved ones of the young man who has sadly died.
‘They are being supported by specially trained officers as our investigation continues.
‘The victim was travelling back from Notting Hill Carnival at the time of the incident, and we continue to appeal to anyone who saw what happened and has not yet spoken to police to come forward and assist our investigation.’