Four charged in Norwich murder investigation

Four people have this evening (Saturday 28 September 2024) been charged in connection with the murder of a 19-year-old man at a flat in Norwich.

Police were called to a ground floor flat in Lefroy Road on Saturday 21 September at 10.40pm where the body of a teenage man was discovered.

A murder investigation was launched and a total of five arrests were made in the days following.

A Home Office post-mortem examination confirmed the man’s death was consistent with a single stab wound to the chest.

This evening the following people have been charged:

• Leon Bangura, aged 22, of Old Kent Road, London is charged with murder and threatening another person with an offensive weapon. He is also charged with further offences of possession of a bladed article, possession with intent to supply, and being concerned in the supply of class A drugs.
• Adam Dugdale, aged 55, of Shorncliffe Avenue, Norwich is charged with murder 
• Carrie-Anne Hall, aged 51, of Lodge Breck, Norwich is charged with murder 
• Matthew Holmes, aged 51, of Bowthorpe Road, Norwich is charged with assisting an offender

All four have been remanded in custody and are due to appear at Norwich Magistrates' Court on Monday 30 September 2024.

A teenage male arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder has been released on police bail.

Pending formal coroner inquest proceedings the victim has been identified as 19-year-old Kalvin Taylor from London.

Kalvin’s mother has asked police to issue the following tribute on her behalf:

“It is so devastating what has happened to my son. It has left our family in a million pieces which we will never recover from.

“Kalvin was a son, a grandson, a brother, a cousin and a friend to us all.

“We will remember and miss Kalvin all the days of our life. 

“We love you Kalvin, rest in heavenly peace until we meet again.”

Police inquiries are continuing and any witnesses or anyone with information that could assist the inquiry is asked to contact Norfolk Police via this link for the murder in Lefroy Road : https://mipp.police.uk/operation/363724P03-PO1

Website: https://www.norfolk.police.uk/tell-us

Phone: 101

Crimestoppers: Contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their online form: www.crimestoppers-uk.org

Photo shows Kalvin Taylor - image supplied by family