Man Charged With Woman’s Killing on Streets of London

Man Charged With Woman’s Killing on Streets of London
Floral tributes, candles and cards left at the scene on Cranbrook Road where Zara Aleena was murdered on in the early hours of Sunday June 26, 2022, in Ilford, England, on June 29, 2022. Ted Hennessey/PA via AP
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LONDON—A man was remanded in custody Wednesday after appearing in a London court charged with the murder and attempted rape of a woman who had been walking home alone in east London.

It was the latest in a string of similar incidents that have heightened concern over the safety of women and girls on the British capital’s streets.