Man (52), will be charged with the murders of his father, 61 and daughter, 31.

  • At 9.37 AM on Sunday, police were summoned to an address in north London.
  • They found a 61-year-old man and his 31-year-old daughter with stab wounds
  • Two counts of murder were brought against Achilleas Costa, 52.
  • He will today appear in custody at Willesden Magistrates’ Court 










The court will hear the case of a man who is accused of the murders of a father, and his daughter.  

After being called at 9.37am Sunday to Mayes Road in north London, police discovered two stabbed victims, a man aged 61 and woman aged 31. 

Both victims were declared dead by the London Ambulance Service.

According to police, although formal identification has not yet taken place they feel confident that they are father and daughter. 

Achilleas Costa, 52, was yesterday charged with two counts of murder and will today appear in custody at Willesden Magistrates’ Court.  

Forensic officers gather evidence after a man and woman were found dead in a flat in Wood Green, north London, November 28

A couple was found murdered in Wood Green in north London.

A forensic officer near the scene in Mayes Road, Wood Green, north London on Sunday

A forensic officer near the scene in Mayes Road, Wood Green, north London on Sunday 

A police forensic van near the scene in Mayes Road, Wood Green, north London on Sunday

On Sunday, a police forensic van was near the scene at Mayes Road in Wood Green, north London

Claire Hine (detective chief inspector) said previously that this incident took the lives of both a father and a daughter.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family as they deal with this unimaginable loss.

We are continuing to support them in any way we can.

We believe that the victim and the man held in custody knew each other. Although the investigation remains in its infancy, we have no plans to look for more suspects.

I urge everyone who saw or heard of suspicious behavior in Mayes Road to get in touch with the police.

“Information that allows us to build a picture about what happened in this case may be extremely important.”

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