A Tube passenger has today been charged with the murder of a 'kind and caring' husband-to-be who died three days after he was badly beaten on his way home from the Notting Hill Carnival.
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Thomas Jewitt, who worked in affordable housing, suffered serious head injuries after an alleged assault on the Central Line platform at Liverpool Street station over the August bank holiday weekend.
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The 32-year-old, who had attended the carnival's family day, was taken to hospital in a critical condition and died three days later.
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He had been due to marry his fiancée next year, leaving her, his family and loved ones devastated.
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Jeremiah Maximo, 38, of Barking, east London, appeared at Inner London Crown Court via video link today, where he was charged with murder, manslaughter and affray.
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The charges were added to the indictment after Mr Jewitt's death.
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Prior to his death, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had authorised a charge of grievous bodily harm (GBH).
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Maximo was remanded in custody and is due to appear at the same court on October 21.
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Thomas Jewitt was taken to hospital in a critical condition but died three days later
Thomas was assaulted at Liverpool Street Station (pictured) while making his way home from Notting Hill Carnival
Mr Jewitt's family, who were at his bedside when he died, said they could not believe he had been 'taken from us', releasing a photograph of him smiling while on holiday.
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In a statement, they said: 'We can't believe that Tom has been taken from us.
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Tom was fun-loving, caring and kind.
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He always looked out for others and made them feel better.
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He had a successful career in affordable housing, and a bright future that was taken away from him too soon.
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He was excited about marrying his fiancée next year.
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'Tom is deeply loved by his family, his many, many friends and his work colleagues.
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We will draw what strength we can from the wonderful memories we have of Tom.'
Maximo was originally charged with GBH on September 1 and had been due to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court.
Following Mr Jewitt's death, British Transport Police said they would apply to amend the charge.
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The GBH charge was formally upgraded to charges of murder, manslaughter and affray on Thursday.
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He did not enter a plea.
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Police rushed to reports of a 'serious assault' at Liverpool Street station's Central Line platform at 10.51pm on Sunday, August 30.
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It is thought Tom attended the west London carnival's 'family day' and he had been making his way from the event when he was attacked.
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The August Bank Holiday weekend marked the 60th anniversary of the carnival, with between one and two million revellers thought to have attended the event.
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BTP Detective Superintendent Sam Blackburn said: 'First and foremost our thoughts are firmly with the loved ones of the young man who has sadly died.
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They are being supported by specially trained officers as our investigation continues.
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'We continue to appeal to anyone who saw what happened and has not yet spoken to police to come forward and assist our investigation.
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In a previous statement, Mr Blackburn said: 'We know the victim was travelling back from Notting Hill Carnival at the time of the incident.'
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Thomas died after leaving the Notting Hill Carnival.
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The event saw a record 636 arrests in 2026 as the number of people detained increased for the fourth consecutive year.
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A total of 242 arrests took place at the festival in west London on the Sunday and 394 on the Monday – with offences ranging from possession of drugs and weapons to assaults, including attacks on emergency workers and sexual offences.
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Live facial recognition technology resulted in 121 arrests and 86 registered sex offenders being stopped.
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Seven of the sex offenders were found to be breaching their conditions and were arrested.
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Stop and search resulted in 68 weapons, including a handgun, being found.
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There were two assaults with knives, one stabbing and one slashing, neither of which resulted in life-threatening injuries.
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