An 18-year-old man has been charged with murder after a student was fatally stabbed near a university campus.
Harper Dennis, of North Road, West Drayton in London, has been charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon in a public police.
De Montfort University (DMU) student Khaleed Oladipo, 20, died in hospital on Tuesday evening after he was stabbed in Oxford Street, Leicester.
Dennis is due to appear at Leicester Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, Leicestershire Police said.
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Khaleed Oladipo died after being found injured in the city centre | HANDOUTMr Oladipo, a cyber security student at the university, died in hospital on Tuesday night after being stabbed in the chest.
In a tribute, his family said they "begin to put into words how sad we are to have lost Khaleed".
"He was an extremely loved son, brother, uncle, boyfriend and friend," they said.
"Khaleed was a good boy who loved his family. He was in his second year at university, and we were so proud of him.
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"One of his main passions was football and he had played since the age of four.
"He was an Arsenal supporter and we believe he was on his way home to watch the game later that night when he was stabbed and killed.
"We want to thank the members of the public who stopped to try and help Khaleed and the ambulance service and hospital staff who did all they could to try and save him."
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