Second murder charge over Sainsbury's death (From Your Local Guardian)

Second murder charge over Sainsbury's death

8:08am Friday 13th June 2008 in

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A woman is due to appear in court as the second person charged with the murder of a man who died after he was assaulted inside a supermarket.

Kevin Tripp, 57, was fatally injured following an attack inside the Colliers Wood Sainsbury's on Tuesday night.

Antoinette Richardson, 37, of Catford, south-east London, will appear at Sutton Magistrates' Court charged with his murder today.

Tony Virasami, 37, and also from Sedgehill Road, has previously appeared in court on the same charge.

Mr Tripp was shopping on Tuesday evening at a Sainsbury's store in Merton when an argument broke out.

Mr Tripp, who lived with his partner Josephine, a secretary, and his five-year-old daughter in Boundary Road, Merton, was punched and fell heavily.

Shoppers and store staff saw the engineer hit his head and begin bleeding.

He was taken to St George's Hospital in Tooting but died on Thursday evening.

Virasami was remanded in custody at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court on Sunday. He spoke only to confirm his name and address. He will appear at the Old Bailey on September 18.

A 19-year-old man arrested on Tuesday for threatening behaviour at the store has been bailed to return to a south London police station on July 22 pending further enquiries.