Man Charged With Murder Of Hyderabad Student Tejaswini In UK

Tejaswini’s father revealed to an Indian news outlet on Wednesday that his daughter had travelled to London three years prior and finished her MS programme there.

Written by Shruti Chaturvedi June 15, 2023

Man Charged With Murder Of Hyderabad Student Tejaswini In UK

A 23-year-old man was arrested and charged with the murder of Indian student Tejaswini Kontham and the attempted murder of her friend at a Wembley, north London, residence.

The Brazilian national Keven Antonio Lourenco De Morais, according to the Metropolitan Police, has been remanded in custody to appear in London’s Uxbridge Magistrates Court.

A man and a woman who were previously detained in connection with the murder investigation at the scene of the crime have since been released with no further action taken.

“Keven Antonio Lourenco De Morais, 23, of Neeld Crescent, Wembley was charged on Thursday, 15 June with the murder of Tejaswini Kontham and the attempted murder of a second woman,” the Met Police said in a statement.

At a home in Wembley, north London, on Thursday, a 23-year-old man was detained and charged with the murder of Indian student Tejaswini Kontham and the attempted murder of her friend.

According to the Metropolitan Police, the Brazilian national Keven Antonio Lourenco De Morais has been remanded in custody until his court appearance at London’s Uxbridge Magistrates Court.

Prior to being released with no further action, a man and a woman who had been detained in connection with the murder investigation at the scene of the crime were released.

Akhila, a second victim of the knife attack who is also from India and is still being treated in the hospital but is reportedly not in any danger, has been identified locally. She is still in shock about the attack that took her friend’s life, according to a statement from the Indian National Student Association (INSA) UK.

“On behalf of Indian students in the UK, we convey our sincere condolences to her family and friends and pray that her soul rests in peace,” INSA UK said in a statement with reference to Tejaswini.

“Our thoughts for Akhila also for her speedy recovery from this shock. We are hopeful that justice will be delivered for the affected families. We will do everything possible to ease some of their family members’ pain. We are in touch with the authorities and will support the repatriation process,” it said.

Tejaswini, whose full name is Tejaswini Kontham Reddy, recently received her degree from the University of Greenwich in south London and went on to obtain her post-study work visa, according to INSA UK. She recently relocated to the Wembley flat after landing a job in north London.

Tejaswini’s father revealed to an Indian news outlet on Wednesday that his daughter had travelled to London three years prior and finished her MS programme there.

She visited Hyderabad in August of last year and left for London in the following month. He stated that she was scheduled to arrive here in May of this year.

“We were planning to conduct her marriage. She said she will return after the alliance is finalised. She had resigned from her temporary job and said she will come back after working for another month,” he said.

The victim’s uncle asked the government to set up the necessary transport for her body from Hyderabad to the UK.

The attack that resulted in the death of an Indian national has not yet been addressed by the Indian High Commission in London.

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