Man charged with woman's murder following assault in Leicester
A 23 year old is due to appear before Magistrates
Last updated 28th Jun 2025
A man has been charged with murder following the death of a woman who was assaulted in Leicester on Tuesday.
The incident followed a road traffic collision on Aylestone Road.
Police have formally identified the pedestrian as 56-year-old Nila Patel, who died in hospital from her injuries on Thursday.
Michael Chuwuemeka, 23, of Dover Street, Leicester is due to appear at Leicester Magistrates' Court later.
A post-mortem examination has been conducted and a provisional cause of Nila's death has been given as a head injury.
Chuwuemeka has also been charged with dangerous driving, possession with intent to supply class B drugs, attempted grievous bodily harm relating to an incident on Welford Road prior to the collision and assault of an emergency worker following an alleged assault on a police officer after his arrest.
He is also charged with causing actual bodily harm in connection with a separate victim in London in the early hours of Tuesday 24 June.