Charges laid after Richmond Row fight, death in London, Ont.
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London police have charged 47-year-old Julius Enongene of London with one count of manslaughter following Malik’s passing on Tuesday.
London police have now laid a manslaughter charge in connection with a fatal fight on Richmond Row.
On March 28 around 1:20 a.m., police say two men who did not know each other fought on John St.
21-year-old Malik Edwards was taken to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries. London police charged 47-year-old Julius Enongene with one count of manslaughter on Thursday.
Tatyana Edwards, Malik’s sister, has organized a GoFundMe to help with funeral costs, and donations will go towards honouring his memory with a dignified service.
“He touched the lives of so many with his kindness, humour and unwavering love,” she writes. “As we come together to celebrate his life, his family is faced with the difficult reality of arranging his final farewell.”
A candlelight vigil was held on Wednesday in Victoria Park, where friends and family were able to pay their respects to Edwards.
A high school friend of Malik, Zoe Patterson, attended the vigil and says many people that knew him were in attendance.
“I’ll never forget the night a drunk man downtown was trying to follow me home late at night and Malik came out of nowhere to pretend as if he had been looking for me to scare the guy away,” says Patterson. “Then (Malik) walked me home to make sure I was safe.”
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