A man has been charged with the murder of a mother-of-nine and her nephew after they were shot dead in north west London.
Bervil Kalikaka-Ekofo, 21, and his aunt, Annie Besala Ekofo, were shot dead in her home on Elmhurst Crescent in Finchley in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Obina Ezeoke, 24, of no fixed address has been charged with charged with two counts of murder following the shooting.
Police launched an investigation after they were called to reports of a man and woman suffering from gunshot wounds.
East Finchley Shooting
Both were pronounced dead at the scene.
Ezeoke was charged on Tuesday night and is due to appear in custody at Hendon Magistrates' Court on Wednesday .
Another 20-year-old man who was arrested in the early hours of Saturday morning has been released on bail until a date in late October.
Mr Kalikaka-Ekofo’s mother Maymie Botaba Chantelle paid tribute to her son, who was studying psychology at the University of West London.
She said: “His character and soul was beyond comparison, and it goes without a doubt that he will be truly and deeply missed by his family.”
A statement released by Mrs Besala Ekofo’s family described the mother of nine as the glue that kept everyone together and a comforting voice in the hardest situations.
Four other people, including a child, were also in the house when the pair were gunned down but were not hurt.
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