A 44-year-old man has been charged with murdering 87-year-old Thomas O'Halloran on a scooter in Ealing.
Lee of Southall, west London, his buyer appears at Willesden Magistrates' Court after being charged Friday morning.
O'Halloran traveled approximately 75 yards on a scooter in a desperate search for help after being stabbed in Greenford at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
The elderly man, known to locals as a popular street performer, was given first aid by police until the London Ambulance Service and London Air Ambulance arrived, but was killed at the scene. Death confirmed.
Mr. O'Halloran was riding a mobility scooter in Greenford when he was stabbed to death Tuesday
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Officers responded to the Cayton Road crime scene in Greenford after a pensioner called for help from the public.
One of his friends said he had returned from Perivale to earn money for his family by playing the accordion before he was stabbed to death.
Forensic officers dispatched to West London scene after fatal stabbing
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"This news is really sad."
Mr O'Halloran is from Ennistimon, County Clare in the West of Ireland and is part of a family that includes a sister, two brothers, a niece and a nephew. is dead.
He was nicknamed "Music Man" by the locals for his passion for street performance. Months before his death, he gained prominence on his social media after a video of him busking to raise money for Ukrainians went viral.
June's viral video of him In his clip, Mr. O'Halloran smiles on his mobility scooter and plays the accordion while a makeshift blue and yellow collection clamps his box to the frame. was
Thomas O'Halloran, 87, was stabbed to death Tuesday while riding his mobility scooter on Cayton Road, Greenford, west London (Metropolitan Police/PA)
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The death of the musician shocked the Clare community for which he was famous. Local Senator Finne Gale Martin Conway said that Mr O'Halloran's death was a well-known figure, and he often took buses for charity, so he left Ennistimon and his home community of North Clare.
Former Labor MP Stephen Pound also expressed his condolences over the death of the pensioner, noting that street performers regularly make public appearances in the area. He said that he was a former member who knew from being in
"Tom was a real local character. He used to play the accordion and sometimes the harmonica outside Greenford station," he told GB News. }
"He was a kind and lovely man...he was well-liked and loved, but above all, he was one of the people who solidified the region."
