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Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 21:00
Steven Braithwaite, 30, a labourer, from West Croydon, was formally charged yesterday evening (Wednesday) with the 17-year-old's murder.
He appeared at Sutton Magistrates' Court this morning (Thursday) and only spoke to confirm his name.
He was remanded in custody and the case was adjourned until November when Braithwaite will reapper at the Old Bailey.
He was arrested at an address in Sydenham in the early hours of yesterday (Wednesday)morning.
Nilanthan was stabbed to death in the early hours of Saturday in Broad Green.
The former Selhurst School pupil was waiting with a group of friends at the corner of Sumner Road and London Road at about 1am when a minicab pulled up at the traffic lights, and the passenger started rowing with the driver.
Nilanthan and his friends also exchanged words with the passenger before the taxi drove off.
About half an hour later, the passenger returned and Nilanthan was stabbed in the neck.
The attacker then walked off in the direction of Mayday Hospital.
