A eighth man has been charged with the murder of Neel Croos who died following a mass armed brawl in a Mitcham car park on November 23. 

Vithusan Balamurali, 20, of Hawkes Road, Mitcham, was charged with murder on Friday (April 1), after being arrested the day before. 

He appeared in custody at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court on Saturday, and will next appear at the Old Bailey on Wednesday to enter a plea.

Seven other men have so far been charged with the murder of Mr Croos, also known as Justin Croos and Adhavan Thanabalasingham, 26, who died in hospital on November 25 after sustaining serious head injuries in the armed brawl. 

Two other men, aged 26 and 29, were seriously hurt in the fight in Sibthorpe Road car park, Holborn Way, which was rumoured to have included up to 40 Tamil men and involved swords, axes and machetes. 

Wimbledon Times:

The seven other defendants pleaded not guilty to murder and violent disorder at the Old Bailey on Wednesday. 

Their trial is scheduled to begin on May 23, and may last as long as 10 weeks. 

The seven other defendants are: 

  • Prashad Sothilingham, 25, charged with the murder of Mr Croos, the attempted murder of 29-year-old Jeyathpan Ganesalingham on the same day, violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon. Sothilingham, unemployed, of Edgehill Road, Mitcham, first appeared in custody at the Old Bailey on December 2.
  • Aranventhan Puventhiran, 21, a student from Stoneleigh Avenue, Worcester Park, is accused of murder, violent disorder and possession of a bladed article, after being charged on December 9.
  • The youngest defendant Sivakaran Ockersz, an unemployed 18-year-old of Heathdene Road, Wallington, is charged with murder, violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon. He first appeared in custody at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on December 18, after being charged the day before.
  • Gowrishanth Loganathan, 21, of Cambridge Road, Mitcham, is accused of murder and violent disorder. He was charged on December 18.
  • Mohanran Parimalanathan, 22, of Stafford Road, Wallington, was also charged on December 18 with murder, possession of an offensive weapon and violent disorder.
  • Jerome Anton Jeyakumar, 23, of Framfield Road, Mitcham, was charged with murder and violent disorder on February 10. 
  • Visuparathan Dayaparan, 23, of Phipps Bridge Road, Mitcham, was charged with the murder of Neel Croos and violent disorder on March 3.