The teenage daughter of a reggae star stabbed through the heart during a police drugs raid has been charged with importing class A drugs to the UK.

Meree-Natara Emanuel-Russell was arrested during the same series of raids in which her father David - known as Smiley Culture - died when a carving knife was plunged into his chest at his Warlingham home.

The 19-year-old, from Stockwell, and 36-year-old Orville Thomas from Pageant Walk, Croydon both faced the drugs charge at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on May 18.

Mr Thomas was remanded in custody, while Miss Emanuel-Russell was bailed ahead of their next appearance at the same court on July 22.

Four officers launched the fateful 7am raid on Mr Emanuel’s home on March 15 this year, while two other teams targeted his daughter and Mr Thomas in Stockwell and Croydon respectively.

Detective Constable Stuart Hobkirk, who led the raid on Smiley Culture, previously told Croydon Crown Court the 48-year-old plunged the knife into his own chest in front of drugs officers.

But the singer’s family have repeatedly denounced claims Mr Emanuel, who grew up in Tulse Hill, was a drug dealer who took his own life.

An Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) investigation into his death is ongoing.

Mr Emanuel was due to stand trial on a separate charge of conspiracy to supply cocaine before proceedings were dropped in the wake of his death.

Ryan and Lloyd McCalla from Dagenham and 26-year-old Carlene Wilson are due to face trial on the same charge at Croydon Crown Court on May 27.

IPCC Commissioner Mike Franklin, who is leading the investigation into Mr Emanuel’s death, said: “We now have detailed accounts from all the officers who were at the house when Mr Emmanuel died and medical professionals who treated him.

“We have commissioned various forensic examinations and scientific tests. We will continue to pursue all possible lines of enquiry.

“Our objective is to get the facts and make them public, but this will take time and until we are in a position to make our findings known, I would ask people not to rush to judgement.”

A second march over the deaths of Mr Emmanuel and Birmingham father Kingsley Burrell, who died days after being arrested and sectioned under the Mental Health Act, has been organised for July 2.

The event follows a rally of support which marched from Wandsworth to Scotland Yard on April 16.