Teenager in court over Oxford Street murder

LONDON (Reuters) - An east London teenager appeared in court on Thursday charged with stabbing a man to death in Oxford Street.

Anthony Costa, 18, of Walthamstow, is accused of murdering Steven Bigby, 22, outside a McDonald's restaurant near Oxford Circus tube station during the evening rush hour on Monday.

Police said Bigby was stabbed after an argument broke out between two groups of men in one of the capital's busiest shopping areas.

A post mortem found Bigby, from Hackney, north London, had died from a single stab wound to the heart.

Costa appeared at Waltham Forest Magistrates Court where he was remanded in custody until August 20 when he is due for a plea hearing at the Old Bailey.

(Reporting by Andrew Hough. Editing by David Clarke)