Two men have been charged with the murder of a man who was killed after leaving a tube station in London more than 40 years ago.
Anthony Littler died after being found with head injuries in an alleyway near East Finchley Tube station on May 1, 1984.
The 45-year-old had been on his way home from a night out when the attack occurred minutes after he left the tube station.
Police and ambulance services were called at around 12:15am, but Mr Littler sadly died at the scene.
The Met Police believes he was murdered in a ‘random attack’, with enquiries into his death having remained ongoing within the Met’s Specialist Crime Unit.
Officers investigating the case have charged two men with murder in connection with the incident, having originally arrested the pair in March 2024.
Michael Stewart, 55, from New Barnet, and Anthony Stewart, 59, from Finchley, have been remanded into custody ahead of an appearance at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.
Three men who were previously arrested on suspicion of murder remain under investigation.
Anthony Littler (pictured) was found with head injuries in an alleyway known as The Causeway, near East Finchley Tube station, north London , at 12.15am on May 1 1984
Handout photo issued by the Metropolitan police in 1984 of an alleyway in East Finchley, north London where Anthony Littler was murdered
Detective Chief Inspector Neil John, who is leading the investigation, previously revealed Mr Littler was on his way home from a night out when the attack occurred.
‘He came through East Finchley Tube station and made his way home on foot through an alleyway,’ the detective said.
‘Sadly, within a few minutes of him leaving the station, a 999 call was made to emergency services requesting an ambulance and police.
‘Upon arrival, the police found Mr Littler’s lifeless body with catastrophic injuries to his head.’
Mr John said unsolved murders ‘never really go away’.
‘This matter was reviewed in 1993, 2013, and again now in 2023,’ he added.
‘It’s about creating opportunities, looking back at what we’ve done, what we haven’t done, and hopefully finding answers to the fundamental questions of the who, what, where, when, why and how of what happened to Mr Littler.’
He said police inquiries had found that Mr Littler ‘did not have any enemies’.
DCI Neil John outside East Finchley Underground station in north London as Metropolitan Police detectives are appealing for information in the unsolved murder of Anthony Littler
Mr Littler’s cousin, Tricia McClure, previously said: ‘Anthony was a lovely, kind and gentle man who wouldn’t have hurt anyone.
‘It is heartbreaking to our family that this happened to him.
‘After all this time, we hope this new investigation puts those responsible behind bars.
‘It won’t bring Anthony back, but it will give us some closure.’
