Man charged with murder of Finbar Sullivan in Primrose Hill

Oliuwadamilola Ogunyankinnu due to appear in court on Monday over fatal stabbing in north London

A man has been charged with murder after the death of 21-year-old Finbar Sullivan, who was stabbed to death in Primrose Hill.

The Metropolitan police said Oliuwadamilola Ogunyankinnu, 27, of Southbury Road in Enfield, had been charged with murder on Sunday and was due to appear at Stratford magistrates court on Monday.

A 25-year-old man who had been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender has been released with no further action.

Sullivan was stabbed in the north London park on Tuesday evening and pronounced dead at the scene. His father, Christopher Sullivan, said his son had gone to the park to use a new camera he had been given for his birthday.

Another man, believed to be in his 20s, was also taken to hospital after being found nearby on Regent’s Park Road with stab wounds. His injuries were found not to be life-threatening.

DI Andy Griffin said: “My thoughts remain with Finbar’s family who continue to receive support from specialist officers at this unimaginably difficult time.”

Sullivan’s father, a musician and founder of the 1980s band Blue Rondo à la Turk, said his son had wanted to become a cameraman like his grandfather Michael Seresin, who worked on Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and Rambo III.

“This is the worst tragedy I could ever imagine,” the 65-year-old told the Daily Mail. “He’s my only son … I had him when I was 45. He can never be replaced. He’d just bought a new camera. We all chipped in for his 21st birthday, and he took it up there to do a bit of filming.

“I’m so brokenhearted, I can’t believe it,” Sullivan said. “He was the most beautiful, lovely, outgoing, loving boy. He was just a really lovely person. And why he was targeted, we have no idea.”