A 35-year-old London man is now charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of a man on Grey St.
London police say Tony Lynn Huff-Williams is accused of killing Roy Joseph Gowdy, 44, of London. Gowdy was pronounced dead after being rushed to hospital with stab wounds. Emergency crews were called about a stabbing at a small bungalow on Grey St. between Maitland St. and William St. around 9:55pm Tuesday.
Police announced Wednesday that they had a suspect in custody. Huff-Williams is also charged with aggravated assault in connection with a stabbing that happened at a home on Simcoe St. around 6:30pm Tuesday, a few hours before Gowdy was stabbed. Huff-Williams appeared in court Wednesday in relation to the Simcoe St. incident. A publication ban was issued covering any evidence presented during the hearing.
He is to appear in court against on Wednesday, May 2.
Anyone with information in relation to this incident is asked to call the London Police Service at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Information can also be sent in online anonymously to www.londoncrimestoppers.com
