The suspect accused of killing a 51-year-old street magician was cleared of manslaughter after the prosecution offered no evidence at court. A coroner later concluded it was not possible to say how he died
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Will we see a post-Covid surge in London murders?
Homicides in 2022 (so far) are down compared to previous years, despite a surge in recent weeks.
Murder at The Island: Christopher Lombard
Christopher Lombard was shot dead while working at the Island Nightclub in Ilford High Road, east London, on 1 December 1996.
Chokehold: The tragic death of Melvin Trotman
A 37-year-old property developer died after being restrained during a fight in Chadwell Heath, east London. The inquest revealed why nobody was prosecuted and why the case was not treated as a homicide.
Murder in Suburbia: The unsolved case of James Durrant in 1988
A 74-year-old retired solicitor was beaten to death after returning home from a meeting of a Masonic lodge in October 1988. Was he killed by someone he knew?