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A man has been charged with murder over the death of 19-year-old student Sabita Thanwani.
Maher Maaroufe, 22, was charged with murder as well as assaulting an emergency worker, the Metropolitan Police said.
Ms Thanwani was found dead at student accommodation in Clerkenwell, central London, shortly after 5am on Saturday.
A post-mortem examination carried out at Whittington Hospital on Monday gave the cause of death as sharp force trauma to the neck.
Maaroufe, of no fixed address, will appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.
Scotland Yard said detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command are investigating her death and continue to provide support to her family.
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