LONDON: PROGRESS MADE IN HATFIELD CLOSE MURDER INVESTIGATION | INFORMING BRITAIN

A man has been formally charged with murder following the death of a woman in Lewisham, in the Sourt East area of London.

Hai Van Nguyen, aged 41, of Hatfield Close, Lewisham, was charged on Monday 14 April 2025, with the murder of his wife, Hien Thi Vu, aged 45.

Nguyen has been remanded in custody and is scheduled to appear at Bromley Magistrates Court today.

A subsequent hearing will be arranged at a later date and venue to be confirmed.

On Sunday 13 April 2025, at approximately 06:41, London Ambulance Service notified Metropolitan Police of a critically injured woman at Hatfield Close, SE14. 

Hatfield Close, SE14 | © Google

Officers from Metropolitan Police promptly attended the scene, supported by London's Air Ambulance.

Despite the efforts of emergency services, the woman was pronounced deceased at the location.

At 06:52, a 44-year-old man voluntarily presented himself at Lewisham Police Station in connection with the incident.

​He was subsequently arrested and charged with murder.
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The family of Hien Thi Vu have been informed and are receiving ongoing support from specially trained officers.

A Post Mortem examination is to be conducted in due course.