Pensioner and three others in court accused of teenager’s murder

Poran Singh, 71, Ajmeer Singh, 31, Manjit Singh, 27, and Amandeep Singh, 21, are charged with murdering Simarjeet Singh Nangpal on Wednesday.

Four men have appeared in court charged with the murder of a 17-year-old (Yui Mok/PA) (PA Wire)

A pensioner and three other men have appeared in court accused of the murder of a 17-year-old boy in west London.

Poran Singh, 71, Ajmeer Singh, 31, Manjit Singh, 27, and Amandeep Singh, 21, are charged with murdering Simarjeet Singh Nangpal in Southall on Wednesday.

The teenager died at the scene after being found with stab injuries when police responded to reports of a fight in Burket Close at 12.15am, the Metropolitan Police said.

The defendants were arrested at the scene and two were taken to hospital with injuries they sustained before the police arrived, the force added.

The four appeared in the dock of Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Saturday where they faced a single count of murder each.

The defendants, who live on the street where the murder is said to have taken place, did not enter any plea.

Wearing grey prison uniforms, they spoke only to confirm their names, dates of birth and addresses.

Poran Singh required a Punjabi interpreter.

The case was split into three separate hearings as the defendants were bought up from prison at different times.

Prosecutor Jordan Pratt did not outline any details of the case and lawyers for the four men did not make any representations during the hearings, which lasted around a minute each.

District Judge John Law remanded them into custody until they appear at the Old Bailey on Tuesday.