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MOST WANTED: Can you help track down Britain's biggest criminal suspects?
Dec 12, 2025
Michelle Dewberry launches a GB News special appealing for the public’s help to track down some of Britain’s most wanted suspects.Alongside Home and Security Editor Mark White, she reveals fresh details on major cases, from gang murders and cold-case killings to fugitives who’ve fled overseasViewers are urged to come forward with any information, anonymously if needed, to help secure long-overdue justice for the victims and their families.WATCH THE GB NEWS ORIGINAL ABOVE
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Welcome, along to this GB News Originals. My name's Michelle Dubery, and if you know anything about me
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you will know that I am keen on law and order, and in particular, on securing justice
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So this is a special edition where we are directly appealing to you for your help to try and track down
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some of Britain's most wanted criminal suspects. Alongside me, I've got our home and security editor, Mark White
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Mark, hello. Hello there. Now, we've got a lot to unpick in this programme. Before we get into the specifics of individual suspects, tell us a little bit more about the process
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Well, in terms of obviously trying to identify a suspect, there's a lot to do usually before you get to that point
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The police turn up at the scene of a crime. They've got to piece together exactly what happened
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and crime scenes can often be very chaotic and confusing places. So the police have to interview potential witnesses and victims
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if those victims are still alive, pour through CCTV, also gather forensics
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All that will build a picture together that should lead them to at least one suspect
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often a series of suspects that they then want to try to contact
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act to bring into police custody so that they can determine whether they are indeed the
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perpetrator of a crime or not. And of course, just tracking down the suspects is just the first piece of the puzzle, isn't it
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Well, absolutely. You will find that in the vast majority of cases, a suspect is not sitting around just
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waiting for the police to come and arrest them. Sometimes they do
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We've seen it in these mass stabbing attacks where people want to engage with the police and sometimes be killed by the police
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But in the majority of cases, a suspect that's perpetrated a crime is intent of escaping justice
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And they will go to great lengths often, fleeing the local area, going to the other ends of the country, sometimes, in fact, quite often, even trying to get abroad
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Yeah, indeed. And I can tell you our first appeal is the perfect example of just how far these suspects will go to escape justice
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This one is an absolutely horrific murder in Leeds. More than two and a half years ago, the key suspects are still at large
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Well, this was a murder of 18 year old Jamie Mee in Armley in Leeds
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It happened in March of 2023. Now, Jamie Meade died in hospital after being attacked
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He was with a 16-year-old boy who also suffered serious knife wounds
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The victims were in a taxi when they were stopped by people in another vehicle at the junction of Hall Lane and Brentwood Terrace in Armley
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The attack was linked to a local drug war between rival gangs
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One of the attackers struck Jamie repeatedly with a sword. One of the blows severed his femoral artery and he died later in hospital because of the blood loss and the severity of the injuries there
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Well, Detective Chief Inspector Damien Roebuck from West Yorkshire Police mounted a renewed appeal just recently, and this is what he said
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He was here with a friend in the back of a taxi when four men attacked him so severely
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that the knife wounds that were inflicted caused his death. Jamie's family were truly devastated after his death
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He was an 18-year-old male in the prime of his life. He had a young child on the way and he had a girlfriend
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They need answers and they need justice. So what do we know
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I mean, three years to be on the run, that is a long time. So do we have any clues as to where these guys are
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Well, not as yet. We can tell you who the three suspects are, though
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They are Aqueid Jeffers, Caleb Owe and Enam Nishat. all three men were from that local area in Leeds
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They're believed to have travelled to Liverpool and then left the country
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but exactly where they've gone we don't know as yet. Here's Detective Chief Inspector Robuck again
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There are three males still outstanding and wanted in connection with this offence. Those are Equaid Jeffers, Caleb Orr and Enam Nishat
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I would urge anybody with any information as to whereabouts to come forward and give us those answers
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An investigation team is still working on this investigation and we do need those answers to find out where these people are
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So we're talking about people going abroad. Where do we know where? Well, this is the thing that, I mean, if the police do know
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they haven't shared that with us. Perhaps a clue, though, is in the arrest and conviction
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of a fourth man, Rani Wilkes. Now, he was convicted in February this year for his part
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in the killing. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison for manslaughter for GBH and weapons
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offences. Now, although prosecutors didn't accuse him of carrying out the stabbing
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he was part of that group that attacked the two teenagers. He'd originally fled the country along
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with the other three suspects, but he returned to the UK a year later and then was charged in
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relation to this crime. He was arrested at Leeds Bradford Airport after arriving on a flight from
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Turkey So Turkey is a definite country of interest for the police investigating where these other three suspects might be Well there you go Keep your eyes peeled wherever you are then but especially if you going to Turkey on your holiday
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I don't know, you're getting your teeth done, your hair done. No judgment from me
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Get in touch. If you know anything about the suspects in this murder case, you can call West Yorkshire Police, of course, on 101
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You can quote Operation Plunkett. The reference is 132-301-80255
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Of course, you can speak to them online on their live chat. In case you're worried about being identified, you can give information anonymously, of course, to the independent charity, Crime Stoppers
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You can get a hold of them on the telephone, 0800-555-111. Now, I've got to tell you the next case
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This does not yet involve an appeal for any named prime suspects
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but it does offer a reward in the hope that somebody out there
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will be able to help them pinpoint a suspect. Tell us more
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Well, this, again, is not uncommon for the police to have a murder
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a serious crime, but no suspects. That's why they appeal for the public's help there
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This is the murder of Camilo Palaccio, who was killed on the 24th of July 2022
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The police had responded to reports of a shooting on the high road in Wood Green in London
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Officers found Camilo with gunshot injuries. Despite the efforts of medics, he was pronounced dead at the scene
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Now, detectives have now released new CCTV footage, which we can show you, of a car that was seen near the scene of the 23-year-old's murder
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It's very distinctive, as you can see. It's a dark Range Rover with a white roof
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It was filmed in that area around the time of the shooting and was also in that area in the days leading up to the incident
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There you see it passing by there at night. So the hope is, given just how distinctive this vehicle is
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that that might bring people that know of this vehicle forward that could alert the police
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Well, there you go. Try and jog your memories. Now, Mark, we've just been mentioning a reward
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Tell us more. Is that usual? How much money is on offer? Well, it's not unusual for the police to issue rewards, to try to solicit information from people that might have information on a crime or suspects
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This is quite a large reward, a reward, £20,000. You normally see a couple of thousand, maybe £5,000 as a reward
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So £20,000, it's hoped, will bring forward people, particularly from the criminal underworld
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And I think that's what it's based on. You know, it wouldn't necessarily bring a criminal forward
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to grass on a fellow criminal. But if you offer them £20,000
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that's a fairly hefty sum of money. Might convince them to do that
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Money talks, doesn't it? Well, let's hope it does. Literally, in this case, if you've got any information
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that could lead to the conviction of a suspect in this murder
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call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Or, of course, you can fill in the online form at their website, which is crimestoppers-uk.org
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Now then, on to the next one. Get this, almost two decades ago, a gangland murder in South Shields
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Police are still hunting the suspected killer, Alan Foster. And apparently, he may have fled to Spain
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Tell us more. Well, this was the shooting death of David Noddy Rice
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This man was killed in a car park in South Shields on the 24th of May 2006
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He's also wanted Alan Foster, that is, the prime suspect, for two other offences of conspiring to supply controlled drugs
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and also for the theft of a diamond ring. It's now believed that he may have fled to Spain
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but he has also got links to the Canary Islands as well
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So David Noddy Rice was the victim here, shot dead. And the prime suspect, Alan Foster, a hardened criminal
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according to the police, now believed either in Spain or potentially the Canary Islands
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Well, look, let's not beat about the bush on this because the suspect, he's apparently involved in all kinds of criminal networks
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He's apparently now not even in this country anymore. He uses aliases apparently as well
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Well, yes, because of his links to organised crime, he has all of the devices that they have to offer to hand
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Now, as you mentioned, he goes under at least one other alias, Sean Michael Wilkinson
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There may well be more. Other organised criminals, of course, can provide him with fake documentation, new identities, safe houses
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The ability to evade law enforcement that can make it, Michelle, very difficult indeed to track down this individual
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But David Noddy Rice the victim here Alan Foster as you can see was on the screen there The prime suspect that is being hunted either in Spain or potentially the Canary Islands
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Well, you know the drill by now. If you think you know anything at all about the possible whereabouts of Alan Foster or whatever he's calling himself these days
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get in touch with Northumbria Police. You can call 101. Of course, you can call the independent charity Crime Stoppers, that number again, 0800 555 111
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Now, on to the next one. I could literally fill hours with this stuff
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This time, another significant reward for any information surrounding this. This is called a cold case, essentially, from three decades ago
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This one is absolutely horrific. It's the murder of a nurse in Buckinghamshire
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Mark White, tell us more. Yes, it was back in 1995 that Janet Brown was found dead
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She was found dead at the bottom of her staircase by builders working on her home in the village of Radnage in Buckinghamshire
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Her body had been there for a day before it was discovered. The circumstances surrounding her death suggest a violent crime
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Janet was found handcuffed, gagged and had sustained multiple head injuries. Notably, though, there was no evidence of sexual assault
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So investigators have remained open minded about the potential motivation here, Michelle
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I mean, come on, we can't let people be walking the streets that have done things like this
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This case has another reward mark, £20,000 again, but such a long time ago now
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Thirty years is a very long time indeed, because the difficulty that you have with the passage of time is that recollections fade
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People that may have known something may no longer be alive. Other people may have moved out of the area
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So it's enormously difficult for the investigators to get fresh information. And that's why they're putting forward a substantial sum in a reward here in the hope that it might bring some people forward that were perhaps reticent to come forward before that might have known something
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Crime Stoppers have said, we believe that after all these years, circumstances may have changed and individuals who possess vital information may finally feel encouraged to reach out and share what they know
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This was the house of Janet Brown, where she was found dead at back in 1995
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Well-loved mother of three, a nurse, well-respected, suffered a horrific death, but no suspect three decades on has been identified
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I mean, this just gives goosebumps, doesn't it, this case. If anybody out there knows anything and absolutely be assured that people out there will know something
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There will be someone who fears that knock on the door. And of course, as Mark says, you've got those children, I suspect now adults, of course
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who never stop thinking about what happened to their mum and want justice for their mother
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If anyone knows anything, then of course you can get in touch again
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This time, Buckinghamshire Police, of course, use 101. Or you can use the Crimestoppers number below
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Or you can go to the website, which is crimestoppers-uk.org. Now, another cold case to tell you about this time
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is the horrendous murder of a Norwegian student in London. Once again, this suspect seems to have fled the country
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Mark White. Yes, this was the murder of Martine Vic Magnusson. She was found dead in the basement of an apartment in Great Portland Street in London in 2008
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The 23-year-old, according to a post-mortem examination, had died from the compression of the neck
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So in other words, she was strangled. Her body had multiple cuts and grazes
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Police said inquiries also indicated that she'd been raped around the time of her death
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Her body was found two days after her murder. By that time, the prime suspect, Farouk Abdul Haq, had already fled the country
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Miss Magnusson and Mr. Abdelhak had studied at Regent's Business School in London
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And in the early hours of the 14th of March 2008, they were together at the exclusive Maddox nightclub in Mayfair, celebrating the end of their exams
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There's grainy video that shows them in that area of London at the time, Michelle
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And now, apparently, this guy is suspected to be back in Yemen
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Yes, indeed. This man, Farouk Abdul Haq, fled the country just hours after this murder in London
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He is, we're told, the son of a Yemeni billionaire. There have been repeated attempts to try to have him extradited
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but all have failed as there no extradition treaty with Yemen It of course a country that partially controlled by rebels the Houthi rebels as well The government has reached out to both the Yemeni government and the Houthi rebels to have this man turned over
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The only chance, Michelle, is that given he's the son of a billionaire, listen, the rich are often arrogant
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You know, they'll often think they're above the law. and just because he's not been caught thus far
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he might decide to leave the country, head to another country for a period of time
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If that happens, it's hoped that that other country, maybe a friendlier country as far as the UK are concerned
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can identify this man. There's an Interpol police warrant out for him
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detain him and extradite him to the UK. Well, exactly. People get arrogant, don't they
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people get cocky, but you never know when their time is up. If you've got any information on that
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try and help bring justice to Martine's family. Can you imagine what that must feel like
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when your little girl has been murdered and nobody has been held to account? You can contact
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Met Police via 101 or, of course, Crime Stoppers on the number below 0800 555 111. Of course
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You can also visit the Crimestoppers website. Now, our final appeal. This is a really sad case
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and I'm sure that many of you actually might remember it. It was the murder of a young woman in Northamptonshire
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The suspect is her own husband. He apparently also fled the country
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I'm noticing a pattern here. Are you? This time, the guy apparently went back to India, Mark
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Yeah, this was a lovely, popular young woman. Harishta Brella, whose body was found in the boot of a car in Ilford in East London on the 14th of November 2024, a day after her family contacted UK police to say they had not heard from her since the 10th of November
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Now, police believe that Harshita, who was 24 years old, was murdered on that same day up in Corby in Northamptonshire by her husband, Pankaj Lambka
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Now, he, as you mentioned, Michelle, fled to India soon after the killing and is still on the run today
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The couple are both Indian nationals. They'd moved from Delhi to the UK, settling in Corby earlier that year
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But in March this year, police in Northamptonshire charged the husband with murder
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He also faces charges of rape, sexual assault and controlling or coercive behaviour
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Yeah. And as you allude to there, you know, the murder was the final piece of a puzzle
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There was lots of assaults and things like that potentially taking place beforehand
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Yeah, there are definite questions, I think, for the police in Northamptonshire to answer here with regard to this case
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Roughly two months before Arshita was killed, she'd filed a case of domestic abuse against her husband
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He was arrested and later released on bail on condition that he didn't harass Pester or intimidate Harishta
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The domestic violence protection order, though, expired four weeks later. And the family in India have accused the police of being negligent and not following up on the domestic abuse case
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which they say simply empowered the husband to think that he could get away with murder
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Now, four Northamptonshire police officers have now been questioned or are being investigated for their part in handling of Hashita's domestic abuse report
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Of course, Hashita's family desperately hoping that the guy responsible for her murder can be captured and crucially brought to stand trial for this crime
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If you can help, please call Northamptonshire Police by the 101 number or their main website
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You can reach them on, of course. And you can anonymously call Crimestoppers
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That number again, 0800 555 111. I've got to remind all of you that this, you can call them anonymously
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And the information that you give, even if you sit there and you're thinking to yourself, I kind of remember this, but it seems a little bit irrelevant
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If you think you can remember something, pass it on and then let the investigators decide whether or not it's relevant
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This information can be so valuable, even if it feels tiny. This is a real strength of Crimestoppers because they're not the police
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They're an independent charity. And you will often have people with information that are very concerned about contacting the police, being potentially sucked into an investigation that they might not want to be part of for all kinds of reasons
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They might fear retribution. It might be a close family member. So the imparting of information in an anonymous fashion
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is something that can be really vital to an inquiry. And that's why Crimestoppers is there
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They are available to just be given tip-offs, to act on that information, to pass it forward to the police
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and then they'll be able to establish how valuable it is. And what Crimestoppers can do as well, of course
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is be that conduit for offering rewards, rewards which can obviously sometimes bring people forward with an extra motivation and
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incentive to come forward and give more information that can really make the difference between
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solving and not solving the most horrific of crimes
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