TWO men have been charged with the murders of two brothers on the weekend.
Mohammad and Hayder Ali, 23 and 24, were pulled from a white Mercedes van and stabbed to death in Fircroft Road, Tooting, in the early hours of Saturday morning by a gang of about 15 Asian men.
Imran Asif Ali, 19, from Mitcham, and Quadeer Khan, 22, from Wandsworth, were remanded in custody at South Western Magistrate's Court today.
Police believe the gang surrounded the van, smashed its windscreen and dragged the Pakistani brothers out after an argument broke.
The brothers were then stabbed and died later at St George's Hospital. A third man, the driver of the van, was uninjured.
In total, 13 men have been arrested over the double murder, six of whom remain in police custody.
Detectives want to speak to anyone who was near Fircroft Road or Upper Tooting Road just after midnight on Saturday morning.
Ali and Khan will appear at the Old Bailey on August 2.
Anyone with information should call the incident room 020 8721 4155 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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