Family of man stabbed to death landed with LTN fine driving home from wake

The family of a man who was stabbed to death have said a council has “no empathy at all” after they were handed a fine for driving in a Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) road after the wake.

The family of Adrian Keise, who was stabbed outside the Cubana Restaurant in Lower Marsh, Waterloo, in the early hours of October 29 last year, have been landed with a fine after they strayed into Cornwall Road in Lambeth five days later.

Adrian’s uncle, Garry Watson, 51, who lives in Herne Hill, said he was driving his wife and children home after they were at a wake at Adrian’s family home.

Mr Watson said he was in a “state of shock” when driving his family home and did not notice he had entered the LTN zone.

He said: “It’s outrageous. We were at a gathering at the home of Adrian. There was tension and anger towards those who had taken his life away.

“I went down a road I thought was a through road as I saw oncoming traffic from the other direction. With a clear mind that hadn’t gone through trauma I wouldn’t have gone that way. I’ve not done anything dangerous.

“I tried to convey that to the council but they don’t have an empathetic bone at all. To them it’s just nothing. just more money to go into the coffers.”

The LTN was introduced in Cornwall Road on October 5 last year. Across London they have become a source of contention among motorists.

Mr Watson said he was in a state of “bewilderment” in the days following his nephew’s killing.

“You hear about these terrible things happening every day, but you never think it will happen to your family,” he said.

“It’s a waste. Pointless and callous. It should never have happened. What compels someone to take a weapon out like that and use it?”

Three men have been charged with the murder of Adrian Keise and are awaiting trial.

Mr Watson said he is appealing the £130 fine at London Tribunals.

A Lambeth council spokesman said: “We are sympathetic to the plight of the bereaved relatives and the two penalty charges, one on November 3 and one on November 6 last year, are going to appeal where all circumstances will be independently considered.”

Pictured top: Adrian Keise, who was stabbed to death in Waterloo (Picture: The Met)