{"id":3035,"date":"2025-03-05T18:25:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T19:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/?p=3035"},"modified":"2025-03-06T12:51:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T12:51:32","slug":"two-charged-with-murder-of-man-by-tube-station-more-than-40-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/05\/two-charged-with-murder-of-man-by-tube-station-more-than-40-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Two charged with murder of man by Tube station more than 40 years ago"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An appeal poster outside East Finchley Underground station in north London (Picture: PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two men have been charged with the murder of a man more than 40 years ago.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anthony Littler, 45, was found with head injuries in an alleyway known as The Causeway, near East Finchley Tube station on May 1, 1984.<\/p>\n

Investigators believe the Customs and Excise officer, who was single and lived a short distance from the station, was murdered in a random attack.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, the Metropolitan Police<\/a> announced that two men who were originally arrested in March last year have now been charged with murder.<\/p>\n

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Metropolitan police officers by an appeal poster outside East Finchley Underground station (Picture: PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Michael Stewart, 55, of New Barnet, north London, and Anthony Stewart, 59, of Finchley, north London, will appear at Willesden Magistrates\u2019 Court on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Another three men who were previously arrested on suspicion of murder remain under investigation.<\/p>\n

Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

For more stories like this, <\/strong>check our news page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An appeal poster outside East Finchley Underground station in north London (Picture: PA) Two men have been charged with the murder of a man more than 40 years ago. Anthony<\/p>\n

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