What began as an investigation into a suspected murder revealed an asthmatic 54-year-old black British man was failed by police officers who described his complaints of breathing problems as ‘a load of nonsense’
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The unsolved murder of Atek Hussain
Father-of-three Atek Hussain, 32, was stabbed to death in a suspected robbery outside his home in East Ham on 18 September 1994.
The unsolved murder of Christine McGovern
On Thursday, 22 June, 1995, Christine McGovern was found strangled in her flat in Walthamstow, east London. The 47 year-old lived alone with her Rottweiler dog at a flat at 53a Hamilton Road and was a known sex worker. She was last seen alive at around 6.30pm on June 21, 1995, in the street outside …
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Dalston triple murder solved after 28 years
Norma Richards, 27, and her daughters Samantha, 9, and Syretta, 7, were murdered at their home in east London in July 1982. The killer got away with his crimes for nearly three decades.
‘Ruthless and planned’: The unsolved murder of Syed Mehdi
Detectives believe the 23-year-old doorman was shot dead in retaliation for an earlier dispute at a bar in east London – but have been unable to charge any suspects