Teenager in court over Oxford Street murder

An east London teenager appeared in court yesterday charged with stabbing a man to death in Oxford Street.

Anthony Costa, 18, of Walthamstow, is accused of murdering Steven Bigby, 22, outside a McDonald's restaurant near Oxford Circus tube station during the evening rush hour on Monday.

Police said Mr Bigby was stabbed after an argument broke out between two groups of men in one of the capital's busiest shopping areas. A post mortem found Mr Bigby, from Hackney, north London, had died from a single stab wound to the heart.

Mr Costa appeared at Waltham Forest Magistrates Court where he was remanded in custody until August 20 when he is due for a plea hearing at the Old Bailey.