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Father Arrested for Son's Murder After Four-Year Investigation

12/6/2025

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Lejunae Wood, 42, from Wuppertal, Germany, was arrested at Heathrow Airport on December 6, 2025, on suspicion of murdering his son Leajunne Wood.
The death occurred on December 6, 2021, after a head injury sustained in December 2007 when he was four months old.
The Metropolitan Police began the murder investigation in 2023 after new findings.
Wood is scheduled to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Saturday.

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Story summary

Lejunae Wood, 42, from Wuppertal, Germany, was arrested at Heathrow Airport on December 6, 2025, on suspicion of murdering his son Leajunne Wood.
The death occurred on December 6, 2021, after a head injury sustained in December 2007 when he was four months old.
The Metropolitan Police began the murder investigation in 2023 after new findings.
Wood is scheduled to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Saturday.