Police have appealed for details about a thief who murdered a Bexley man whereas stealing his car simply over a yr in the past.
Marc Allen, 51, is believed to have run out to confront the suspect who was trying to steal the car from his driveway within the early hours of Sunday morning, December 29, 2019.
Police perceive the thief intentionally drove in direction of Allen, hitting him and forcing him excessive of the car, earlier than driving away from the scene.
The father-of-one was taken to King’s College Hospital following the assault and handled for head accidents.
Victim Marc Allen is a father of one
After spending a month in a coma he sadly died, with a autopsy examination concluding the trigger of loss of life to be a head damage.
A reward of up to £10,000 is being provided for info that leads to the arrest and conviction of these chargeable for murdering the 51-year-old. Those wishing to come ahead have till June 22, 2021 to achieve this.
In the previous yr three individuals have been arrested in connection to the offence, however all have since been launched below investigation.
They embrace a 27-year-old man arrested in in February on suspicion of murder and housebreaking within the E14 Tower Hamlets postcode.
A 33-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder in May and, on Christmas Eve 2020, a 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder after he voluntarily got here to a south London police station.
Police say detectives “proceed to hunt” and are asking for anybody with info to come ahead.
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‘A chilly blooded act’
Marc’s car, a gray Mercedes GLA, was recovered from the Tower Hamlets space in the course of the preliminary investigation.
Officers imagine the car was left within the neighborhood of Bronze Age Way in Erith, a five-minute drive from Peareswood Road the place the crime was reported, for a quantity of hours.
Detective Inspector Jason Fitzpatrick of Specialist Crime South mentioned the crime was “a cold-blooded act”.
“For the sake of a stolen car, a person was run down and left helplessly mendacity within the highway,” he added.
“More than something, we wish to discover out who’s chargeable for this and we want these with info to come ahead and cease defending this killer.
“Our enquiries proceed and I would like anybody who has data to actually take into consideration coming ahead. Your info may lead to us fixing this crime and lastly giving Marc’s household somewhat peace.”
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The police additionally launched a earlier assertion from Marc’s household during which they mentioned the 51-year-old “is and at all times shall be sadly missed.”
“Marc spent two years battling with sick well being and making powerful choices that the majority would battle to make,” they defined.
“With all that life dealt him, he battled by means of and refused to sit again and let life hold him down.
“Just as issues had been beginning to look brighter and Marc was getting again to his regular routine, the 29 December 2019 occurred and people who I can solely refer to as cowards tried to steal his car and this ended with Marc badly damage.
“The 4 weeks we spent in King’s College Hospital are some of our darkest days as a household, we’ve had to undergo hanging on to the hope that Marc would get up, which culminated with our mother and father having to make the center wrenching determination that the 29 January 2020 would be the day we are saying goodbye.
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The household mentioned that dropping Marc in such a approach “brings a stage of grief that nobody might have ready us for.”
“There is a wound all of us carry now that can by no means absolutely heal, however with daily, we get stronger, we assist one another to smile somewhat extra and respect the recollections we’ve of him.”
Anyone with info is requested to contact Specialist Crime South on 020 8721 4622. To stay nameless name Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
