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Man held for murder over stabbing of his father

Talbot family via Met Police Mark Talbot, a man in his 70s, wearing a blue shirt and glasses is sitting in an armchair and smiling. He has short white hair and there is greenery behind him.Talbot family via Met Police
Mark Talbot, 75, died following a stabbing in Putney on Friday

A man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with murdering his 75-year-old father.

Rory Talbot, 30, of Wandsworth, south-west London, is accused of killing his father Mark Talbot.

His case was transferred from Wimbledon Magistrates' Court to crown court and he is due at the Old Bailey on Wednesday.

Police were called in the early hours of Friday to a property in Putney, south-west London, following reports of a stabbing.

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