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Two men charged with murder over 1984 attack

PA Media An appeal poster outside East Finchley Underground station in north London as Metropolitan Police detectives are appealing for information in the unsolved murder of Anthony Littler, which took place just outside of the station in May 1984. Picture date: Tuesday December 5, 2023.PA Media
Police appealed for information about the cold case in 2023

Two men have been charged with murder in connection with an attack carried out more than 40 years ago.

Anthony Littler, 45, was found with head injuries in an alleyway near East Finchley Tube station on 1 May 1984. Investigators believe the Customs and Excise officer, who lived a short distance from the station, was targeted randomly.

Michael Stewart, 55, from New Barnet, and Anthony Stewart, 59, from Finchley, both in north London, will appear at Willesden Magistrates' Court on Thursday. They were originally arrested in March 2024.

Three other men who were previously arrested on suspicion of murder remain under investigation, the Met Police said.

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