Eight men charged with the murder of Neel Croos following a mass armed brawl in a Mitcham car park are due to go on trial next week.
Mr Croos, 26, who was also known as Justin Croos and Adhavan Thanabalasingham, died in hospital on November 25 after sustaining serious head injuries in the fight two days earlier.
Two other men, aged 26 and 29, were also seriously hurt in Sibthorpe Road car park, Holborn Way, in the clash which was rumoured to have included up to 40 men of Tamil origin and involved axes, swords and machetes.
A forensic tent in the car park following the fight
Seven men have so far pleaded not guilty to murder and violent disorder, with the eighth man due to enter his plea on the first day of the trial at the Old Bailey on Monday (May 23).
A warrant has also been issued for a ninth man, Inkaran Balasingham, 23, of Palmer Avenue, Cheam, on suspicion of murder, four attempted murders and violent disorder.
The trial may last as long as 10 weeks.
The defendants so far are:
• Prashad Sothilingham, 25, unemployed, of Edgehill Road, Mitcham, charged with the murder of Mr Croos, the attempted murder of 29-year-old Jeyathpan Ganesalingham on the same day, violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon.
• Aranventhan Puventhiran, 21, a student from Stoneleigh Avenue, Worcester Park, is accused of murder, violent disorder and possession of a bladed article.
• The youngest defendant Sivakaran Ockersz, an unemployed 18-year-old of Heathdene Road, Wallington, is charged with murder, violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon.
• Gowrishanth Loganathan, 21, of Cambridge Road, Mitcham, is accused of murder and violent disorder.
• Mohanran Parimalanathan, 22, of Stafford Road, Wallington, is charged with murder, possession of an offensive weapon and violent disorder.
• Jerome Anton Jeyakumar, 23, of Framfield Road, Mitcham, is charged with murder and violent disorder.
• Visuparathan Dayaparan, 23, of Phipps Bridge Road, Mitcham, is charged with the murder of Neel Croos and violent disorder.
• Vithusan Balamurali, 20, of Hawkes Road, Mitcham, is charged with murder. He will enter a plea at the start of the trial.
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