Two Charged with Murder of Ralph Gibson


42-year-old man died after being stabbed in Putney last year

Ralph Gibson
Ralph Gibson

Two men have been charged in connection with the killing of a man in Putney last year.

42-year-old Ralph Gibson was found with serious knife injuries at a house on Huntingfield Road at around 5.35pm on 15 April 2020.

He was taken to hospital but died on Friday 24 April with a post mortem giving the cause of death as head injuries and incised wounds to the chest.

Police arrested four men in connection with their murder inquiry.

On Thursday, 4 March 25-year-old Rudi Mitchell of no fixed address was charged with Mr Gibson’s murder and appeared in custody at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, 6 March.

A second man named as 21-year-old Robinson Charles-Mario of no fixed address was charged on Monday, 8 March and will appear at the same court on Wednesday, 10 March.

The other two men aged 32 and 23 arrested in connection with the investigation have been released under investigation.

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March 9, 2021