The family of the four people stabbed to death at home on Bermondsey’s Bonamy Estate last week have paid tribute to the victims of the “brutal” killings.
Husband and wife Dolet Hill and Denton Burke, and Ms Hill’s daughter Tanysha Okori-Akuffo and granddaughter Samantha Drummonds were all stabbed to death at home on Delaford Road in the early hours of Monday April 25.
Mr Burke’s sister Juleth Hutchinson is fundraising to give the four victims “a [funeral] ceremony they deserve”.
Her brother, 58, “was a fun-loving and warm-hearted kind man whose laughter would bring joy to anyone in his presence,” Ms Hutchinson said. The trained chef and Westminster council sanitation worker “showed his love through food”.
Ms Hill, 68, his wife of fifteen years “was a loving mother, grandmother, wife and friend who never turned anyone away & her smile will truly brighten anyone’s day.” A pharmacy assistant at Guy’s Hospital for twenty years, Ms Hill “was a woman with impeccable strength” who “always welcomed everyone with an open heart.”
Bermondsey murders: man charged with killing four family members on Bonamy Estate
Brandon Estate resident Ms Okori-Akuffo, 45, “was a doting wife, caring mother and a great friend,” Ms Hutchinson said, while her daughter Ms Drummonds, 27, “was an upbeat, fun-loving, bubbly young lady who adored her grandmother Dolet”. “They had a beautiful relationship,” she said.
Joshua Jacques, from Hither Green, has been charged with the murder of the four victims and faces a hearing today (May 3) at the Old Bailey.
“The memories of Dolet, Denton, Tanysha and Samantha will be forever in our hearts,” Ms Hutchinson said. “We ask for your help, however big or small, to support the families to lay them to rest.”
The family are looking for £40,000. To donate to the fundraiser, click here.
