PIO shopkeeper beaten to death |
An Indian-origin shopkeeper was killed after he was punched for refusing to serve cigarette paper to under-age UK teenagers at his shop in north London. Vijay Patel, 49, was attacked in Mill Hill area of the city on Saturday night and rushed to the hospital, where he died of head injuries on Monday. Patel`s deathbed photograph, hooked up to a life-support machine, has been released by his family as part of an appeal to hunt for suspects involved in the attack. A 16-year-old boy appeared in court today and was charged with murdering Patel, the father of two. The Homicide and Major Crime Command continue to investigate and appeal for information about the events leading up to the incident which resulted in Patel`s death. It is believed that three persons were involved in the incident, according to Scotland Yard . Detective Inspector Ian Lott, from the Metropolitan Police Homicide and Major Crime Command, described the attack as an “unprovoked spontaneous incident sparked entirely by refusal to let the suspects buy what they wanted”.
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