A teenager has appeared in court charged with the murder of 14-year-old Eghosa Ogbebor, who was shot dead in a stairwell in Woolwich, south-east London.
The 16-year-old defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared via video-link from HMP Feltham at the Old Bailey on Tuesday.
Eghosa Ogbebor was killed on Lord Warwick Street at around 15:40 BST on 2 April after being shot in the chest. Prosecutor William Emlyn Jones KC told the court the defendant allegedly chased the victim before firing a single shot at the top of a stairwell, causing fatal injuries.
The court heard the victim was also armed at the time of the incident.
The teenager was first arrested on 4 April and released on bail before being rearrested on 9 April and charged the following day. He has been remanded into youth detention accommodation.
A provisional six-week trial has been scheduled to begin on 18 January 2027, with a plea and trial preparation hearing set for 3 July.
The Metropolitan Police said their investigation remains ongoing. Several others arrested in connection with the shooting, including two boys aged 14 and 16, an 18-year-old man, a 19-year-old man and a 46-year-old man on suspicion of assisting an offender, have been released on bail.
Following the killing, tributes were left at the scene in Woolwich. Ogbebor, described by family as an aspiring rapper, had been recording music under the name Y.Risky.
His aunt said he had told his mother he was going out to film a music video on the day of his death, adding that his family had been left devastated.
London mayor Sadiq Khan described the killing as “appalling” and said there was “no place for this heartbreaking violence”.