Pictured: Married couple, 60 and 66, who were found stabbed to death at the shared flat where they lived as man, 44, is charged with their murder
- Sonia Calvi, 66, and Edgar Daza, 60, were found at flat in Stockwell on April 1
- Daniel Briceno-Garcia, 44, has been charged with two counts of murder
- South American couple could not be saved by paramedics and died at scene
A married couple found stabbed to death at their London flat have been pictured for the first time.
Sonia Calvi, 66, and Edgar Daza, 60, were discovered with multiple stab wounds at their home in Stockwell, south London on April 1.
Paramedics and police were scrambled to the scene in a desperate attempt to save them but they were later pronounced dead.
Daniel Briceno-Garcia has been charged with two counts of murder and will next appear in court on June 3.
Five other people, four men and one woman, all in their forties and fifties, were also arrested on suspicion of murder but have been bailed pending further investigation.
Pictures of the couple, who moved to the UK from South America, have been released for the first time today.
Sonia Calvi, 66, and Edgar Daza, 60, were discovered with multiple stab wounds at their home in Stockwell, south London on April 1. They were later pronounced dead at the scene
Janet Samuel, who lived three doors down from the crime scene, said: ‘There were a few people living there, it was a shared flat. They didn’t speak English and kept themselves to themselves.’
Another neighbour, who wished not to be named, said: ‘People would move in and out of that flat often and I didn’t really know anybody.
‘There were about six or seven living there – the flat was divided up inside – and I don’t think any of them spoke English.’
A police cordon remained at the scene, on the edge of a larger housing estate, for more than 24 hours after the killing.
Forensic investigators set up tents in a small play area outside the flat where they gathered evidence.
One woman, who lived across the road, saw officers making a number of arrests at the address.
She said: ‘I was shocked by it because I could see the flat from my window. There were people being brought out of the flat and I saw people being arrested – five men and a lady.’
Police and forensic investigators are pictured inside a cordon in Stockwell, south London after the killings on April 1
A Met Police spokesperson said: ‘Daniel Briceno-Garcia, 44, was charged on Thursday, April 2 with two counts of murder.
‘He appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Friday, April 3 and was remanded into custody. He will appear next appear at the same court on Friday, June 3.
‘Police were called to a residential address in Dorset Road, SW8 at around 4pm on Wednesday, April 1.
‘Inside the address, officers found a man and a woman suffering stab injuries – both were pronounced dead at the scene.
‘They have now been formally identified as married couple, Sonia Teresa Burton Calvi, 66, and Edgar Aguilera Daza, 60. Their next of kin are aware.
‘Six people – five men and one woman – were arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder; one man was charged as above; the others have been bailed pending further enquiries.
‘Detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command investigate.’