Man charged with murder after pensioner dies following alleged robbery
Peter Augustine, 58, of Hornsey, is accused of killing an 87-year-old man in Manor House.
Augustine has also been charged with robbery.
The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to a report of a robbery on Goodchild Road, just before 6pm on Tuesday.
The London Ambulance Service attended the scene and an 87-year-old man was taken to hospital, where he died on Thursday.
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