A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a man in Hayes.
On Friday (8 March) detectives charged 18-year Jimmy McDonagh, from Hayes, with the murder of John Cavanagh.
McDonagh was arrested last Tuesday (5 March) in the Ilkestone area of Derbyshire.
He appeared in custody at Uxbridge Magistrates’ on Saturday where he was remanded until his next hearing at the Old Bailey later today (12 March).
Detectives launched the murder investigation after a 43-year-old man died in hospital following an assault in Hayes last Monday evening (4 March).
Shortly before 8:10pm, police and the ambulance service were called to reports of an assault on Dawley Avenue. The London Ambulance Service took the man to hospital where he sadly later died.
A special post-mortem examination confirmed cause of death was the result of a head injury.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the police by calling 101, quoting reference CAD 6741/04Mar. Alternatively, to remain anonymous individuals can call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
