Man charged with murdering Latvian

Updated 16.26 Thu Jul 17 2008

Keywords: Grzegorz Banaczek, stabbing, murder, Genadijs Jaronis

A 21-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a Latvian man.

Grzegorz Banaczek, of no fixed address, was remanded in custody when he appeared at Haringey Magistrates' Court charged with the murder of Genadijs Jaronis.

Mr Jaronis was found suffering head injuries and slash wounds outside a disused pub in Tottenham High Road

The 42-year-old was one of four victims of last week's spate of knife killings in the capital.

Banaczek will appear at the Old Bailey on October 23.

Mr Jaronis was found suffering head injuries and slash wounds outside a disused pub in Tottenham High Road last Thursday, where he had been living with a group of other squatters.

He was pronounced dead at the scene. A post-mortem examination showed he died from multiple injuries.