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Man charged with murder over cyclist's death

Google Maps A street view of Aylward Street in Stepney Green, east London, showing parked cars on both sides of a residential road under a cloudy sky. A row of docked rental bicycles lines the pavement on the right, with low-rise brick apartment buildings on either side of the street.Google Maps
The incident took place on Aylward Street in Stepney Green

A man has been charged with murder after a cyclist died following a collision in east London.

Chris Powell, 51, was taken to hospital after being hit by a car on Aylward Street in Stepney Green at about 23:15 BST on 6 August. He died three days later.

Officers arrested a man on 6 August, who was later charged with attempted murder and failing to stop after a road traffic collision.

Parvez Ahmed Rahman, 33, of Russia Lane, Bethnal Green, appeared at the Old Bailey on Wednesday, where the charge was upgraded to murder.

He will next appear in court on 28 October.

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