Man is charged with murdering female Christian charity worker, 31, who was stabbed to death by stranger near Brixton’s O2 venue while she was on the phone to her grandmother
- Johanita Kossiwa Dogbey was killed after going out to buy a birthday present
A man has been charged with murdering a female Christian charity worker, 31, who was stabbed to death by stranger near Brixton‘s O2 venue.
Johanita Kossiwa Dogbey was killed in Brixton on Monday while she was on the phone to her grandmother.
Mohamed Nur, 33, of Bond Way, SW8, was charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon.
Johanita was walking along Stockwell Park Walk, in Brixton, just after 4pm on Bank Holiday Monday when she is believed to have been approached by a man from behind who attacked her.
She was the founder of a charity that helped people suffering with sickle cell disease and a devout Christian who ‘wanted to make the world a better place’. The charity worker had been out to buy a present and was returning home for a birthday celebration.
Johanita Kossiwa Dogbey was killed in Brixton on Monday while she was on the phone to her grandmother
Mohamed Nur, 33, of Bond Way, SW8, was charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon
Nur has also been charged with a further count of possession of an offensive weapon and three counts of causing grievous bodily harm against two women and a man.
The two women and a man suffered slash injuries in separate incidents in Town Hall Parade, Brixton Road and Acre Lane in Brixton, that happened within a one-hour period on Saturday, April 29.
Nur is due to attend Croydon Magistrates Court today.
Fighting back the tears, her father Yao previously told MailOnline: ‘We have no words at this moment.
‘My daughter was beautiful and kind-hearted. I’m sorry, I can’t say anything more.’
Johanita’s younger brother Maurice said: ‘We are trying to understand what has happened and are completely broken.
‘As far as we know there was no link between my sister and the attacker.
‘This whole thing has left us devastated. It’s too much for us.’
Johanita was walking along Stockwell Park Walk, in Brixton, just after 4pm on Bank Holiday Monday when she is believed to have been approached by a man from behind who attacked her
A family friend said: ‘She was a genuinely good person who loved God and just wanted to make the world a better place. It’s tragic that somebody who did so much good was killed like this.’
Ms Dogbey was the founder of the Odette Foundation, a charity which worked with people suffering from sickle cell in Ghana and Togo.
In addition to providing medical support, it also raised much needed funds for those afflicted by the disease.
She was a regular visitor to the two West African countries as part of her charity work and also helped organise fund raising events in the UK.
Ms Dogbey helped establish the organisation with her friend Naya Faya, who posted a number of moving social media tributes to her.
In one she writes: ‘God is within her she will not fall.’
Away from her charity work, Ms Dogbey, a devout Christian regularly attended a church close to her Brixton home with her parents, with friends describing them as ‘God fearing people.’
She originated from Ghana and lived with her family only around 300 yards from where she was attacked, and they rushed to the scene within moments of it taking place.
