Police launch impressions of a folks killed on Britain’s railway
Police have launched artist’s impressions of individuals killed on Britain’s railway tracks way back to three many years in the past in a bid to try to reunite households with their lifeless family members.
British Transport Police (BTP) have shared pictures of 4 individuals who have been by no means recognized within the hope they will lastly lay their circumstances to relaxation.
Some of the victims died as way back as 1991, and the BTP is now working in partnership with BBC Crimewatch to assist determine them.
A complete of 12 investigations have been reopened with 4 victims that includes on the programme in the present day.
Their pictures have been launched within the hope that somebody could have info and provides closure to potential grieving household and buddies.
The incidents
A person (pictured) was discovered lifeless in a tree close to the Ouse Valley Viaduct, Sussex, on the London to Brighton railway on July 26, 1991
The stays of a white male, aged 19 to 25 years outdated, have been present in a tree close to the Ouse Valley Viaduct, Sussex, on the London to Brighton railway on July 26, 1991.
His physique was discovered 100 yards south of the viaduct on a railway embankment between Balcombe and Haywards Heath.
He was described as 180cm tall, of proportionate construct, 80kg in weight with darkish brown curly hair and brown eyes. He had a big verruca on the instep of his left foot.
The man was sporting blue denim denims, a blue denim jacket, a mauve polo neck sweater, gray shirt, blue t-shirt, white socks, brown suede strolling sneakers, and a purple and blue waterproof jacket.
The clothes had no labels inside. He additionally had on him a private stereo, a brown pockets and a vacationer map of London.
His physique is buried at St Peter’s Church, Ardingly, West Sussex.
A person (pictured) was discovered on the facet of a railway line in Southend, Essex, on November 15, 2000
An unidentified man was discovered lifeless on the facet of a railway line in Southend, Essex, on November 15, 2000.
The sufferer was seen on CCTV at 11.40pm the evening earlier than strolling alongside the platform of Southend East Station within the path of Southend Central Station. In the footage, he was described as unsteady on his ft.
The man was noticed by a prepare driver the morning after at 6.30am lifeless on the facet of the railway line.
His explanation for loss of life was unascertained and he had not been struck by a prepare.
It is believed he died of hypothermia and was not sporting any clothes on his higher physique when he was discovered.
No medication and little or no alcohol was present in his system.
He was described as a black male, round 65 years outdated, 176cm in peak, of common construct with a thick greying beard.
He was sporting a inexperienced wax oilskin jacket, brown waxed oilskin trousers and scruffy white Tommy Hilfiger trainers.
He was believed to be a tramp or vagrant in stories from the time.
A person (pictured) was seen to out of the blue get up within the bushes close to a railway line in London in 2004
A person was killed at Leyton Midland Station, Waltham Forest, London at round 8.45pm on November 8, 2004.
A prepare driver who was travelling at 40mph and slowing down on strategy to the station reported out of the blue seeing a person get up within the bushes alongside the railway line.
He was described as white, round 30 years outdated, 5’10” in height with short dark drown hair.
The man was wearing dark blue jeans, a pair of black Diesel velcro trainers, a grey and white polo shirt, a brown Wrangler leather belt and a blue Nike jacket.
He had a black rucksack, a small pair of nail scissors and an empty brown wallet.
The man was described as white, in his late 20s, 5’6″ tall with brown eyes, lengthy black hair and an unshaven face.
A person was killed on December 15, 1998 after he walked onto the tracks, laid down and positioned his head on the electrified rail.
His face and proper facet of his physique was badly burned within the incident at Erith Railway Station, Bexley, Greater London.
He died on the scene at round 6.15pm and his explanation for loss of life was given as electrocution.
The man was described as white, in his late 20s, 5’6″ tall with brown eyes, long black hair and an unshaven face.
He was wearing a light blue striped shirt, grey trousers, white underpants with red stripes, socks, one black loafer with a gold ornament, the other foot was bare.
He was found with a key fob, a blue biro pen and a Casio watch.
An extra eight historic unidentified deaths that occurred at stations in Kent, Hertfordshire, West Sussex and London have additionally been reopened.
Detective Chief Inspector Sam Blackburn, said: ‘It is always a tragedy when anyone dies alone, and in unfamiliar and dangerous circumstances, and even more so when they have no apparent family or friends who are aware of their whereabouts – or indeed that they have died.
‘There was nothing suspicious in any of these deaths but, despite significant enquiries at the time, their identities remain unconfirmed.
‘We really hope by sharing these artist impressions, we can identify families and friends and give someone somewhere who is grieving the much-needed closure that they deserve.’
BTP is also working closely with the UK Missing Persons Unit as well as with other police forces and agencies to use more advanced forensic procedures and utilise more effective shared information databases.
They hope this will create better better opportunities to identify the deceased.
Anyone with any info which will help investigations of the unsolved deaths is urged to contact BTP.
