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Nathaniel Armstrong was stabbed to death on March 16
A MAN has been charged with the murder of Nathaniel Armstrong, the cousin of Good Morning Britain weatherman Alex Beresford.
Armstrong was stabbed to death on March 16 at the age of 29. Lovel Bailey, was arrested at Gatwick Airport on Tuesday (Apr 2) and charged with his murder on Wednesday (Apr 3). He will appear in court today.
In a statement after his cousin’s death, Mr Beresford said: “I’m deeply saddened to confirm my cousin Nathaniel lost his life on Friday night.
“We were all so shocked to receive this news yesterday and our thoughts right now are with his mum, his brother and sisters.
“Nathaniel was a bright young man with his whole life ahead of him and this tragedy is yet one more example of a needless life lost to knife crime.”
Armstrong’s death followed Beresford’s speech about serious youth violence during an appearance on Good Morning Britain.
Beresford interjected the debate as John Apter, the chair of the Police Federation argued more prisons were needed.
“Some of these boys, they don’t fear prison, if you don’t change the environment it won’t change anything and that’s the key thing,” he said. “This has been happening for years.”
Watch the debate below:
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