These 15 homicide cases from 2019 remain unsolved. Can you help? Contact the police, or Crimestoppers on 0800555111.
Kamil Malysz, a 34 year-old Polish national, was found stabbed to death at a flat in Alfred Road, Acton, at 10.15am on 27 January.
Police are appealing for information about suspect Patryk Makuch, also a 34 year-old Polish national, who is believed to have travelled to Europe.
Call the incident room on 020 8785 8244.
Nedim Bilgin, 17, was stabbed in Caledonian Road, Islington, near the junction with Tilloch Street, at around 6.49pm on 29 January. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 7.15pm.
Four males aged between 16 and 18 were arrested on suspicion of murder but no one has yet been charged.
Appealing for information, DCI Mark Wrigley said: “We have had reports of people seen running around and on pedal bikes near Caledonian Road junction with Tilloch Street at around this time. Were you there? Did you see anything suspicious? Did you record footage before or after the attack or did have you vehicle’s dashcam on? We need to hear from you to help build a clearer picture of what happened.”
Nathaniel Armstrong, 29, was stabbed to death in Gowan Avenue, Fulham, on 16 March.
Police charged Lovel Bailey, 29, with murder but the case was discontinued in June 2019 after the CPS concluded there was no realistic prospect of conviction.
Detectives had previously appealed for information about a man leaving the scene, described as light-skinned, black, approximately 6ft tall with facial hair on his cheeks and a moustache, wearing a brown bomber style jacket.
Call the police incident room on 0208 358 0100, or to remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Abdirashid Mohamoud, 17, was chased and stabbed to death near flats in Union Lane, Isleworth, at around 10.35pm on 22 March. He died at the scene a short time later.
Five men were arrested on suspicion of murder but nobody has been charged.
To provide information call the police incident room on 020 8721 4622 or to remain anonymous call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Calvin Bungisa, 22, was chased and stabbed to death in Grafton Road, Kentish Town, on 1 April.
The suspects – four men dressed in black with their faces covered – ran back to Vicar’s Road and escaped in a dark coloured VW Bora.
The car – which had been stolen a few days before the murder – was found burnt out in Court Gardens near Highbury and Islington station.
Detective Chief Inspector Mark Cranwell said the murder may be gang-related.
At the start of this investigation the community were excellent in helping us to pull together the events that led to the murder. However, naturally, with time, the flow of information is dwindling and we still have much work to do. No matter how insignificant you may think the information is, it could help us bring these killers to justice, give some peace to a grieving family and make a community safer. Sadly there remains the possibility that Calvin’s murder was gang related and if so, there is a good chance that there are a number of people who will know what happened that night, and more importantly, who is responsible.
Specifically there were a group of young men who we know were with Calvin prior to his murder and we would very much like to speak with them. If you knew Calvin or if he was your friend, please consider doing the right thing. His mother, sister, brothers and grandmother, are grieving and need to know why he was killed.
DCI Mark Cranwell, in a public appeal in August 2019
Six people were arrested but nobody has been charged. The independent Crimestoppers charity is offering a reward of £10,000 for information leading to a conviction.
Calvin’s family said in 2021: “We are, as a family, still devastated after Calvin’s murder two years ago. Calvin’s mother is in constant pain and feels like she is living in a nightmare. We cannot begin to move on until justice is brought to those who committed this brutal crime. We appeal to anyone who knows anything to come forward to the police.”
Contact the police on 020 8721 4054 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Noore Bashir Salad, 22, was stabbed and shot in Church Road, Manor Park, just before 9.30pm on 8 April.
He was pronounced dead at the scene and a postmortem found Noore, from Stratford, suffered five stab wounds including a fatal injury to the leg. He was suffered a gunshot wound to the shin.
An inquest in April 2022 heard CCTV footage captured Noore and two friends were walking along Church Road when a car pulled up and three suspects jumped out. Noore’s friends managed to escape but Noore tripped over and he tried to run away and was set upon by the attackers.
The killers then drove off in the same car, which had been stolen two weeks earlier and was later found burnt out in Ilford.
Police described the killing as unprovoked and “savage and intentional” and appealed for witnesses and information but as yet nobody has been charged. Twelve men have arrested on suspicion of murder during the investigation.
Noore was brutally shot and stabbed in the street and despite multiple arrests we have yet to charge the murderers. Noore’s murder was savage and intentional. The injuries inflicted were nothing less than catastrophic making it difficult for medics at the scene to even establish whether they were caused by a gun or a knife.
Eye witness accounts stated that the killers continued to attack him, even though he was mortally injured. The sheer brutality and mindlessness of the violence employed by those responsible makes it vital that they are identified, apprehended and placed before the courts.
If you have information please help us to remove these dangerous individuals from your community. So often people think that their information is not significant and won’t make a difference, but that is never the case. By gathering evidence and speaking with people at the time of the murder we have built a picture of events leading up to, and immediately following, Noore’s death. Could your information be a missing piece of our picture?
Detective Sergeant Mike Herrick, speaking in April 2020
Call the incident room directly on 020 8345 3715 or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Aron Kato, 28, was last seen being pushed into a BMW car on Ley Street, Ilford, shortly after 4.30am on 18 April.
He has not made any contact with his friends or family since that day.
Police launched a murder investigation in July after failing to trace either him or the vehicle. CCTV footage showed him being chased and pushed to the ground by an unidentified man.
Detective Chief Inspector Mick Norman, said: “All our enquiries and appeals have failed to locate Aron and I am deeply saddened that we have had accept that this is now a murder investigation. Aron’s family are understandably distraught and we are doing all we can to help and support them. I would ask anyone who information and who has not yet contacted police, to think about the effect their silence is having on this family. I want to assure any witnesses that we have specialist officers ready to take your call and support you. Aron was last seen being forced into a dark coloured BMW hatchback, with the registration RF12 0ZA, in Ley Street, Ilford. We are also asking for anyone who knows the whereabouts of that car, or the occupants, to contact police immediately.”
Anyone with information on Aron or the BMW car should contact the incident room on 020 8721 4005.
A £10,000 reward for information was offered by the Crimestoppers charity. Contact them on 0800 555 111.
Ismaila Ceesay, 33, was stabbed during a fight in Warwick Road, Forest Gate, at around 1.15am on 28 May.
He died after being taken to hospital and a postmortem gave the cause of death as a stab wound to the abdomen.
Two men aged 46 and 24 and a 20-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of murder but nobody has been charged.
Eniola Aluko, 19, was shot dead in a car park in Hartville Road, Plumstead, at around 4.54pm on 14 June.
Four men aged between 16 and 18 and a 17 year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of murder but nobody has been charged.
Detective Inspector John Marriott, said: “I am continuing to appeal for anyone who was in the area at the time, who saw or heard anything suspicious to contact police. The shooting took place not far from Plumstead Railway Station and I would urge anyone who was commuting to or from this station to come forward. It was also sunny at the time and a number of people would have been enjoying the weather in the area of Plumstead Gardens; I need you to come forward.”
Eniola was a wonderful son who was looking forward to starting university later this year. He was good, kind and respectful and we are struggling to understand why he has been taken from us.
Family statement
Call the police incident room on 020 8345 3715.
Edward Simpson, 25, was shot at Exeter House on Water Mill Way, Feltham, at around 11.08pm on 21 June. He was pronounced dead at the scene and a postmortem gave the cause of death as a single gunshot wound to the upper body.
The weapon used to kill Edward – a pump action 12 bore shotgun – was recovered by police surveillance officers on 25 June 2019 from a hedgerow in Northwood Recreation Ground in Hillingdon. Police believe it was left there the previous day by convicted firearms ‘broker’ Cristobal Ngomo and his associates.
Metropolitan Police detectives are working on the hypothesis that Edward was not the intended target, but was caught in the middle of a feud between two rival drug dealers.
Five people have been arrested during the murder investigation but nobody has been charged.
Detective Chief Inspector Katherine Goodwin described it as a “horrendous and callous crime”. She added: “Finding the gun is one step towards building a case to convict the shooter and anyone else involved in helping the suspects remain undetected all this time. I really implore for anyone with any information to think about the grief and daily sadness that Edward’s mum has to go through.”
Once again, we are pleading to anyone with any information about Edward’s murder to come forward and speak to the police. We would be so grateful for even the slightest bit of information that can help the police catch Edward’s killer.
Statement by Edward’s mum and sister in May 2021
Anyone with information is asked to call the incident room on 020 8785 8244 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Boluwatife Oyewunmi, 22, died in hospital on 11 July of cardiac arrest, pneumonia and brain injury caused by a gunshot wound.
He had been shot in Lincoln Road, Enfield, more than two years earlier, at around 9.45pm on 5 April 2017.
A murder investigation was launched following his death and five men remain under investigation.
Wilson Alexandre Garcia Varela, 24, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Malden Road, Kentish Town, shortly before midnight on 8 September 2019.
Mr Varela, from Forest Gate, suffered a shotgun wound to the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene at 12.10am on 9 September.
Police believe he was wrongly targeted by gang members in a case of mistaken identity. The killers are thought to have lain in wait with a moped in nearby Marsden Street.
After the shooting, the suspects drove away on the moped and were caught on CCTV heading straight to the Surr Street area of Holloway.
This was a senseless killing, and one which has shattered the lives of Wilson’s family and partner. A year on, they are still searching for answers. The pain is still there.
We know there are people out there who know who did this. We want to hear from anyone who might know anything – no detail is too small. It is not too late to do the right thing.
Wilson was a young man with a bright future ahead, but it was brutally snatched from him. Why would anyone protect someone capable of such cruelty?
There are people out there who either know why this happened or who was responsible but have, so far, chosen not to come forward. I would urge those people to come forward now.
Help us get a killer off the streets. If you know anything, do the right thing and call us before they harm someone else. Help us get justice for Wilson and his family.
Detective Chief Inspector Simon Stancombe
Two men remain under investigation by police but nobody has been charged.
The independent charity Crimestoppers are offering a £10,000 reward for information leading to a conviction. Contact them on 0800 555 111.
Assad Abdullah Yarow, 25, was stabbed to death near Camden Town tube station on Camden High Street at around 11.10pm on 12 September. A postmortem found the cause of death was a stab wound to the neck.
A second man was found with a stab injury nearby and was discharged from hospital after treatment.
Two men were arrested but nobody has been charged.
Detective Chief Inspector John Hughes said: “We know that the attack took place in by Camden Town tube station which is a very heavy footfall area. I know that people will have footage relating to this incident and I urge those people to help us by providing phone footage or dash cam to assist officers in piecing together a picture of events leading up to and immediately following the attack on Assad Yarow.”
Omar Smith, 34, suffered stab and head injuries during a fight at a chicken shop in Downham Way, Grove Park, Lewisham, at around 11.55pm on 13 September.
He died in hospital on 14 September but an initial postmortem was inconclusive.
A 51-year-old man was also injured and was discharged from hospital following treatment.
Four men were arrested on suspicion of murder but nobody has been charged.
Zoe Orton, 46, was found dead at her flat in McMillan Street, Deptford, at 10am on 21 October.
There were no signs of a disturbance or entry having been forced to the property. She had suffered a single injury to the neck and a postmortem confirmed she had been strangled.
Detectives believe Zoe was murdered on or around 4 October but have ruled out robbery as a motive as nothing was stolen.
She was known to frequent Deptford and Woolwich to associate with local drinkers.
At around 4am on 1 October Zoe was captured on CCTV leaving Woolwich DLR station. She was last seen alive two days later but her phone records suggest she was still alive in the early hours of 4 October in Woolwich Town Centre.
This a terribly tragic case, with the victim killed in her own home for reasons we have as yet been unable to establish. Zoe led a chaotic lifestyle and though she lived alone, she often had individuals coming in and out of the property. We need to find the person who has done this and hold them to account; and I hope the added incentive of a significant reward will encourage anyone with information which could assist to come forward. Any details provided will be treated in the strictest of confidence.
Detective Inspector Steve Keogh
Police are offering a £20,000 reward for information leading to a conviction. Contact the incident room on 020 8721 4961.
The case of Amanda Gretton, 57, was initially included as police stated they were treating it as a murder investigation. However in 2024 an inquest concluded with an open verdict (subscription required) after experts were unable to provide a cause of death. Call police with any information on 020 8721 4961.