TWO men have been charged with the murder of Anthony Littler, 40 years after he was found dead in an alley.
Anthony Littler, 45 was killed after leaving London’s East Finchley Tube Station on May 1 1984.
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His body was found with significant head injuries down a bushy alleyway named The Causeway.
The Met Police arrested two men on March 21 last year.
Michael Stewart, 55, Anthony Stewart, 59, have now been charged with murder.
They remain in custody at are due to appear at Willesden Magistrates’ Court tomorrow.
Three men who were previously arrested on suspicion of murder remain under investigation, according to police.
A spokesperson for the force said: “Anthony Littler, 45 was found with serious injuries close to East End Road, East Finchley on 1 May 1984. He sadly died at the scene.
“Enquiries into Anthony’s death have remained ongoing within Met Police’s Specialist Crime Unit and his family continue to be supported.
“Two men were originally arrested on Thursday, 21 March 2024.
“Michael Stewart, 55 (11.04.69) of Station Road, EN5 and Anthony Stewart, 59 (19.11.65) of Old Farm Road, N29 have since been charged with murder.
“They have been remanded into custody and will appear at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 6 March.
“Three men who were previously arrested on suspicion of murder remain under investigation.”
This comes after two previous pushes in 1993 and 2013 by the cops to unearth those responsible for Anthony’s death.
Littler was a single man and civil servant for HM Customs and Excise as an executive officer who lived nearby the tube station.
A Crimewatch episode from October 1984 highlighted the killing and recreated the moments before Littler’s death with a lookalike.
Littler was recognised by the station foreman as he passed the ticket barrier on his way home.
Chief inspector David Hatcher told the audience: “Six minutes later the emergency services received a call from someone who wouldn’t give his name.
“He said ‘a man has been badly injured and is lying in a pool of blood’.”
The Crimewatch officer then identified the two phone boxes that the call could have been made from.
Anthony’s cousin previously told LBC that he had been a kind and gentle man and his death had broken his family’s heart.
They hope that the investigation puts the responsible people behind bars.
Anthony Littler’s last moments
A October 1984 episode of Crimewatch briefly covered the murder of Anthony Littler, months after the public servant was killed.
Chief Inspector David Hatcher asked the audience to come forward if they had any information.
They also showed a recreation of Littler’s final moments in daylight and with a lookalike actor.
“On Monday 30th April, Anthony Littler caught the Bank line tube from London Bridge and arrived at East Finchley Station at 16 minutes past midnight.
“He was recognised by the station foreman as he passed the ticket barrier.
“On leaving the station he crossed the road and set off home down this alleyway across from the station.
Six minutes later a call was made to police saying a man was badly injured and he was lying in a pool of blood.
“Coming in such a short space of time, the call could only have been made form one of two phone boxes.
Chief Inspector Hatcher then showed the two phone boxes, neither of which exist anymore. One is across the road from the station, the other is 400yards down the road.
“Did you see anyone making a call at that time, 22 minutes past midnight on that evening, April the 30th?
“We’d also like the other passengers on that train to come forward, in particular a man in a black suit and about six foot tall.”
Hatcher also asks to speak to Littler’s drinking pals.
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