A man has appeared at the Old Bailey accused of fatally stabbing a woman in the chest and neck as she waited at a bus stop in north-west London.
Anita Mukhey, 66, sustained multiple knife wounds after being slapped, punched and shaken in Edgeware on 9 May, the court heard.
Jalal Debella, 22, was arrested later the same day in nearby Colindale.
It is alleged Mr Debella approached Mrs Mukhey and had a brief exchange with her before he slapped and punched her.
The incident began just before noon at the Burnt Oak Broadway stop, and was witnessed by members of the public.
It is claimed that Mrs Mukhey, a medical secretary, tried to get away and the suspect was seen to grab her and hold her “like a rag doll”, shaking her about.
