Michael Adebolajo charged, A Scotland Yard spokesman said Michael Adebolajo, 28, of Romford, Essex, would appear before magistrates accused of murdering the 25 year-old soldier in Woolwich last month, and with the attempted murder of two police officers.
Adebolajo also faces a charge of possession of a firearm, namely a 9.4mm KNIL Model 91 revolver with intent to “cause persons to believe that unlawful violence would be used”.
Adebolajo has been remanded in custody and will appear before Westminster magistrates' court on Monday.
Another man, Michael Adebowale, 22, from Greenwich, south-east London, was charged with murder and possession of a firearm last week.
Adebolajo and the younger man were both shot in the wake of the murder near Woolwich barracks.Drummer Rigby was hacked to death and his remains had to be identified by dental records, his inquest heard on Friday.
Detective Chief Inspector Grant Mallon, from Scotland Yard’s Counter-Terrorism Command, said Drummer Rigby was hit by a car in Artillery Place, Woolwich, before being attacked by two men armed with a cleaver and a knife.
They then dragged his lifeless body into the middle of the road, and encouraged passers-by to look at what they had done, he said.
Drummer Rigby had been returned to the barracks after a day working at the Tower of London, he added.
The victim's family have appealed for calm and urged the public not to use his death as an excuse for further violence.
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Michael Adebolajo charged
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