Joshua Jacques is accused of killing four members of a family.
28 April 2022
A man will appear in court on Thursday charged with the murders of four family members at an address in south-east London.
Joshua Jacques, 28, is accused of killing Jamaican-born NHS worker Dolet Hill, 64 and her partner Denton Burke, 58, who were both found stabbed after an incident in Delaford Road, Bermondsey, on Monday.
Ms Hill’s daughter, Tanysha Ofori-Akuffo, 45, also known as Rachquel, who lived in Kennington, and Ms Ofori-Akuffo’s daughter, Samantha Drummonds, 27, who lived in Forest Hill, also died at the house.
Jacques will appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, the Metropolitan Police said.
He was charged on Thursday morning following an investigation by homicide detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command.
