Six charged with Michael Jonas murder in Penge five years on

Six people have been charged with the murder of Michael Jonas, who died after being stabbed in Penge nearly five years ago.

The 17-year-old was attacked in Betts Park, Anerley on November 2, 2017.

Ryan Brown, 20, of Bywood Avenue, Croydon appeared in custody at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday of last week. He was remanded in custody to next appear at the Old Bailey today.

Jamie Marshall, 21, of Burham Close, Penge, appeared in custody at Exeter Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, October 13. He was remanded in custody to next appear at Truro Crown Court today.

Divon Henry-Campbell, 22, of West Street, Gravesend appeared in custody at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Friday of last week. He has been remanded in custody to next appear at the Old Bailey today.

Sorraviho Smith, 22, Jason Smith, 19 and Nyron Jean-Baptiste, 21, have all been charged by postal requisition with murder, to appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court tomorrow.

The police arrested six teenagers at the beginning of 2018, but the Crown Prosecution Service dropped the case.

CCTV footage was released in May that year showing a group of boys cycling down Anerley Road towards Betts Park, 20 minutes before Michael’s murder.

A £20,000 reward was being offered for anyone who had any information that led to the identification, arrest and prosecution of his killers.

The victim’s father, also called Michael Jonas, and who moved to Brixton from Jamaica in the 1980s, led a campaign to find his son’s killers.

The charges follow an investigation by homicide detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command.

Pictured top: Michael Jonas (Picture: Met Police)