A 22-year-old man has been charged with murder after a triple stabbing in Uxbridge. Safi Dawood, of Midhurst Gardens, is charged with murdering Wayne Broadhurst and with two counts of attempted murder in connection with the incident in Midhurst Gardens, Uxbridge, on Monday. He also faces one count of possession of an offensive weapon.

The Afghan national entered the UK in a lorry in 2020 and was granted asylum in 2022, the Home Office has previously confirmed. He was not known to Mr Broadhurst, who died at the scene, but was known to the other two alleged victims, the Metropolitan Police said. Dawood required hospital treatment after suffering a medical episode and was later returned to police custody where he remains. The Met Police also said they were aware of social media speculation and urged people not to share anything that could impede future court proceedings.

Dawood will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday. Jaswant Narwal, Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS London North, said: “Following the shocking triple stabbing which took place in Uxbridge on Monday evening, the Crown Prosecution Service has today announced Safi Dawood, 22, has been charged with the murder of Wayne Broadhurst and the attempted murder of two others. Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring the case to court and that it is in the public interest to pursue criminal proceedings. We have worked closely with the Metropolitan Police Service as they carried out their investigation.”