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21/04/2010
Reward Offered In Lewisham Murder Probe
Police are offering a £20,000 reward for information following the murder of a 56-year old man in Lewisham.
The reward, of up to £20,000, is for information leading to the identification, arrest and prosecution of the person responsible for the murder of Mr Abdel Salam Hassan Abdel Salam.
Police say they were called to Mr Abdel Salam’s small bottom-floor flat in Boone Street, Lee, at around 7.10am on Saturday (March 13) after a neighbour noticed his door was ajar.
Just inside the front door lay the body of the 56-year-old.
Paramedics pronounced the Sudanese human rights lawyer dead at the scene. He died from huge blood loss from a stab wound in his leg.
Met officers from the homicide and serious crime command are investigating and say they are retaining an "open mind" as to the motive for the stabbing.
Mr. Abdel Salam was black, 5 ft 9 tall and weighed 22 stone; he had short Afro hair, a moustache and glasses. He lived at a flat in Boone Street and was well known in his area, using two sticks to walk. He was also an employee at a charity called 'Redress', a human rights organisation that helps torture survivors, where he was well known for his work.
An incident room opened at Lewisham under Detective Chief Inspector Damian Allain (Homicide and Serious Crime Command).
DCI Allain said: "We continue to appeal for information from the public as we believe there are people locally who have information that could help us solve this murder. This was a violent attack on the doorstep of this man's home in a residential area.
"An innocent man who dedicated his life to others was pointlessly murdered and I would like to hear from anyone with information that may assist us with this enquiry and hope that the reward we are offering motivates people to come forward."
(LB/BMcC)
The reward, of up to £20,000, is for information leading to the identification, arrest and prosecution of the person responsible for the murder of Mr Abdel Salam Hassan Abdel Salam.
Police say they were called to Mr Abdel Salam’s small bottom-floor flat in Boone Street, Lee, at around 7.10am on Saturday (March 13) after a neighbour noticed his door was ajar.
Just inside the front door lay the body of the 56-year-old.
Paramedics pronounced the Sudanese human rights lawyer dead at the scene. He died from huge blood loss from a stab wound in his leg.
Met officers from the homicide and serious crime command are investigating and say they are retaining an "open mind" as to the motive for the stabbing.
Mr. Abdel Salam was black, 5 ft 9 tall and weighed 22 stone; he had short Afro hair, a moustache and glasses. He lived at a flat in Boone Street and was well known in his area, using two sticks to walk. He was also an employee at a charity called 'Redress', a human rights organisation that helps torture survivors, where he was well known for his work.
An incident room opened at Lewisham under Detective Chief Inspector Damian Allain (Homicide and Serious Crime Command).
DCI Allain said: "We continue to appeal for information from the public as we believe there are people locally who have information that could help us solve this murder. This was a violent attack on the doorstep of this man's home in a residential area.
"An innocent man who dedicated his life to others was pointlessly murdered and I would like to hear from anyone with information that may assist us with this enquiry and hope that the reward we are offering motivates people to come forward."
(LB/BMcC)
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