Finsbury Park murder: Man charged with murdering 22-year-old Iuliana Tudos on Christmas Eve

Kasim Lewis, of Friern Barnet in north London, is due to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court on Wednesday

A 31-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a woman who was killed in Finsbury Park on Christmas Eve.

Kasim Lewis, of Friern Barnet, north London, will appear at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court on Wednesday on a single charge of murder.

He was arrested at an address in Dalston, east London, on Monday following the death of 22-year-old Iuliana Tudos.

Ms Tudos, who was also known as Julia and Lili, was found dead in a disused building in Finsbury Park near her north London home on December 27, having gone missing three days earlier.

She was last seen by friends at around 8pm on 24 December when she left to catch a bus home to Haringey from Camden.

Ms Tudos, who was of Russian and Greek origin, was due to spend Christmas at another friend's home in Enfield, north London, and planned to go later that evening, but never arrived.

Police said CCTV footage showed Ms Tudos on the edge of the park shortly after 8.20pm.

Her body was found three days later in a disused building located in the north eastern area of the park.

A post-mortem examination gave the cause of death as a stab wound to the abdomen and a head injury.

She worked at the World’s End pub in Camden, and friends and customers described her as a “welcoming” person with a “beautiful soul”, who made an “awesome impression” on all those she met.

A crowdfunding page set up by friends has already raised more than £16,500 for her family and funeral expenses.

On Monday Detective Chief Superintendent Des Fahy, the borough commander for Haringey, said extra officers had been deployed for reassurance in the area and were talking to local residents.

“We understand that the local community might have concerns, but I want to reassure people that incidents of this nature are incredibly rare,” he added.

“By all accounts, Iuliana was a bubbly lively girl enjoying a fun life in London when she was tragically taken from her loved ones. Our hearts go out to them.”

Anyone with information is asked to call the dedicated incident room on 020 8785 8244, tweet @MetCC or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Press Association contributed to this report