A 49-year-old man who died after a knife attack in west London that injured two others was stabbed 14 times, a prosecutor has said.

Afghan refugee Safi Dawood, 22, is charged with murdering dog walker Wayne Broadhurst and the attempted murder of his landlord and a boy aged 14, who were injured in the attack in Uxbridge on 27 October. Dawood is facing a trial next summer.

At an Old Bailey hearing on Monday, Dawood confirmed his identity by videolink from Wandsworth prison before Judge Mark Lucraft KC set a timetable for the case.

A plea hearing was set for 12 January and a provisional trial of up to three weeks from 20 July next year.

Image: Forensic officers in Midhurst Gardens in Uxbridge. Pic: PA

The court was told that Dawood is an Afghan refugee with leave to stay in the UK unti

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