A man has been charged after a 27-year-old was stabbed to death.

Jobari Gooden was killed in the Peckham Rye area on December 17 and on Thursday Met Police officers arrested three people at a house in Gillingham.

Momodou Lamin Faal of Lyndhurst Way, Peckham has since been charged with murder.

Elishah Anderson of Lettsom Street Peckham and Olushola Eletu, of no fixed address, have been charged with perverting the course of justice.

All three will appear at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Jobari was killed on Friday, December 17 in the Peckham Rye area in daylight.

Officers responded to reports of a male being stabbed outside a barber shop on Choumert Road, SE15, at around 3.15pm.

Jobari Gooden was found on Rye Lane with stab wounds, before being taken to hospital where he later died.

A post-mortem examination carried out on Sunday December 19 gave his cause of death as stab wounds to the abdomen.

His family continue to be supported by specially trained officers from the Met's Specialist Crime Command.

Detectives continue to appeal for witnesses and anyone with information about the incident. To contact police directly, please call 101 and quote CAD 4252/17DEC.

You can also report information anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.