Boy, 15, charged with the murder of Quamari Barnes in Willesden will stand trial in May
Published:
1:45 PM January 31, 2017
Updated:
9:27 PM October 15, 2020
Quamari Serunkuma-Barnes was stabbed to death - Credit: Archant
A 15-year-old boy accused of stabbing a pupil to death outside a school in Willesden will stand trial in May this year.
The suspect, who cannot be identified because of his age, is claimed to have knifed Quamari Serunkuma-Barnes, also 15, in the chest near Capital City Academy in Doyle Gardens, last Monday.
Quamari died in hospital.
The boy appeared at the Old Bailey today for a short administrative hearing and was remanded in custody.
He will return to court for a plea and trial preparation hearing on April 25.
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Judge Paul Lucraft QC set the trial for 30 May this year.
On Sunday around 2,000 people attended a vigil in memory of Quamari outside the school.
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