Pictured: Pensioner, 77, stabbed to death in London market rampage 'by knifeman who had been trying to steal from shop'
A pensioner stabbed to death in a London market rampage on Remembrance Sunday that also left two others in hospital has been pictured for the first time.
Hilkiah McLeggan, 77, died at the scene from a stab wound to his back. In the market, a stall has been set up which locals are covering with flowers in his memory.
His family are aware and receiving support from specialist officers, the Met Police confirmed.
Musse Ali, 66, allegedly hacked at marketgoers with a kitchen knife shortly before the two-minute remembrance silence in Walworth, southeast London.
The two other victims, named as Ho Man Yau and Baheru Nadew Bartura remain in hospital dealing with injuries described as 'serious' by authorities.
Ali has been charged with murder, two counts of attempted murder and one count of possessing a bladed article.
Hilkiah McLeggan, 77, died at the scene from a stab wound to his back. In the market, a stall has been set up which locals are covering with flowers in his memory
Poilice and forensics officers were on the scene in Walworth, south London
Sunday morning's triple stabbings happened by a street market in south London
Officers were called at about 10.40am on Sunday to reports of people being stabbed
Police say that their enquiries suggest that this was not a terrorist incident
Appearing before Croydon Magistrates' Court on Tuesday with the aid of an interpreter, Ali was absent from today's proceedings at the Old Bailey.
Danny Robinson, prosecuting, today told the court how the suspect Is accused of entering the market and going into a shop at roughly 10.30am.
Judge Sarah Whitehouse, KC, remanded Ali in custody ahead of a plea and trial preparation hearing on 3 February, setting a provisional trial date for 22 September next year.
Additionally, local authorities confirmed that an increased police presence would be seen in the Southwark area over the coming weeks in an effort to reassure locals and small businesses.
Chief Superintendent Seb Adjei-Addoh, lead for policing in Southwark, also moved to dispel social media rumours about the stabbings, stating: 'We are aware of posts circulating on social media, implying that this was a terrorist incident. Our enquiries indicate this is not the case and we ask the public not to speculate'.
