The police investigation into a fatal shooting in Wood Green, north London, was ‘severely hindered’ by the destruction of the suspects’ car, an inquest heard. Witnesses refused to cooperate with detectives and a potential breakthrough – DNA found on a bullet cartridge – proved to be a dead end.
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The murder of Michael Agyare: Suspect ‘hiding in Turkey’
Detectives told an inquest that the Turkish authorities refuse to extradite the man believed responsible for the fatal stabbing of a 24-year-old construction worker in Kingston-Upon-Thames
Ambushed in her own home: The murder of Yasmin Begum
A mother-of-two reported her drug-addicted husband to police for assault and theft. He was given a police caution and she started divorce proceedings to start a new chapter of her life. Eleven months later he stabbed her to death and stole her jewellery.
Unsolved murders in London: 2022
Eleven murder cases remain unsolved. Can you help bring the killers to justice?
London homicide statistics 2022: Year in Review
We have counted 106 homicides in London for 2022. Although that figure may rise or fall depending on the outcome of investigations, it amounts to an 18 per cent fall from the 127 we counted in 2021.