POLICE have charged a man over the fatal stabbing of a teen at a petrol station in Coventry.
Pavandeep Daudher, aged 19, was found seriously injured at the BP garage in Lockhurst Lane, Great Heath about 11pm on Tuesday.
He died from a stab injury to his left thigh, police say.
Yesterday (April 5). detectives charged Ethan Lilley, aged 22, of Queen Isobels Avenue, Cheylesmore, with murder.
Lilley was remanded to appear in front of Coventry magistrates today (April 6).
A second man, aged 33, arrested on suspicion of murder on Friday, has been released on conditional bail pending further enquiries.
Detective Inspector Stuart Mobberley, from West Midlands Police CID, said: “Our thoughts remain with Pavandeep’s family and we have specialist officers supporting them during this deeply distressing time.
“We have been following a number of lines of enquiry and I would still urge anyone with information, and who has not spoken to us already, to get in touch as soon as possible.”
Speaking after her son died on April 1, Pavandeep’s mother Amarjit Kaur said: “Someone has taken the life of my son and I don’t want anyone else to have to go through the pain that we are now going through.
“So if anyone does know anything about what happened to my son please come forward – please contact police as soon as possible.”
Anyone with information can contact detectives via Live Chat at west-midlands.police.uk or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 – quote crime reference number 20CV/80609C/20.
