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We're on the road once again with police,

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?175,000 worth of accordions stolen from a family business...

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For them to come back a second, third, fourth time

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The shocking rise in acid attacks. I am scarred for life,

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I have to live with these scars every single day, from when I wake

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Plus, I'll be seeing these dogs in action and finding out how

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officers deploy them to take down criminals.

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Hello and welcome to Crimewatch Roadshow -

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as always, we need your help to solve the crimes

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The part-time TV presenter, robbed at gunpoint

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I've never been in that situation before.

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15 years after a body was found on Exmoor,

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can you help identify who he is and how he got there?

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Today, we're in Sulhamstead, at Thames Valley Police's

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Rav, I'm going to be seeing not only how they train officers to handle

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tricky situations but also how they turn pups like this guy

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Thanks Michelle. Look forward to that.

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Now, to the accordion shop run by a father and son which has been

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targeted again and again by burglars.

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The accordion shop is a fifth generation family business run by

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Bev and his son Chris. Their firm has been serving customers since

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1927. My first memory of this was when my father was teaching the

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accordion, in Streatham, in 47, I should think. The accordion shop has

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been going for many years, it goes back to my great-grandfather. The

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best part of working with dad, you can talk to him very easily and I

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suppose he's my best friend, we get on very well together. These

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accordions come in all shapes and sizes. There is the Chinese

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accordion which are at the budget range. Then you've got the German

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makers and the Italian makers. They are handbuilt and can take months if

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not a year to build. And some of them are extremely valuable. And can

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sell for more than ?10,000 each and that's made them a target for

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thieves. On the 7th of August last year whilst Chris was away on

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holiday and Bev. Dubbed in bed, thieves broke into the shop. I got a

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telephone call from one of the staff to say could you come in, we've been

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burgled. Being on holiday, to have that ruined with this break-in, was

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quite upsetting. They took 40 accordions. Chris and his father opt

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the security on the shop and it seemed to work. Then there was an

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attempted break-in months later the alarm went off and nothing was

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stolen. But as David after that attempt they were targeted for a

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third time. They came back again and came through the back window which

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we'd actually put further shutters on and further security protection

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and they broke through that which obviously took us by surprise. This

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time the thieves were caught on CCTV. They took five accordions

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worth over ?20,000. Chris is convinced the thieves knew exactly

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what they were after. The thieves were obviously targeting the

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higher-priced Italian accordions and also the digital rolling accordions

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as well. Again the family did all they could to protect themselves.

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But for a fourth time they were struck. On the fourth raid and most

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recent raid, despite splitting in extra security bars, they must have

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taken about half an hour, three quarters of an hour to break through

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these and gain entry through the skylight. In total 49 accordions

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have been stolen. I think after the first attack, and we installed

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further security, felt fairly secure but for them to come back a second,

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third and fourth time after we've put in, after each break-in, more

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and more security measures, that's the most frustrating part. The

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offenders were captured on CCTV. We got a good image of those built

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their bases are covered but what helps, we risk or -- recorded their

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speech and they were speaking to each other in Romanian.

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The impact of this crime not only financial but the time it takes to

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recoup the stock in order to get business is up and running is highly

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impacted. The family have lost in the region of ?175,000. It's the

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family business and provides not only an income for my father and I

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but also supports the other staff in the shop as well so it's not just us

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are affected. We hope they won't come again, but there's a chance

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they will. We've taken all the precautions I think we can the

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moment. It might be a weekend, next week, a month or six months down the

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line but they want to come again so, you've got to live with that.

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With me now is Detective Inspector Jason Kew.

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These seem to be quite organised crimes?

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They do. There is clearly a team that go in during the day and I

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believe they are at selecting certain accordions, the high ones,

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certainly a team at night stop you have a fair bit of CCTV in this case

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which is good. We've been really lucky, the shop owners have upgraded

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the security system and part about was CCTV which contains audio

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capability and we recorded the suspects during the Burghley talking

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in Romanian and the name Stefan was clearly heard. A crucial piece of

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evidence that giving you a bit of a leak? After the first burglary the

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scenes of crime is found a receipt and we've traced back back to the

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conference in Port Talbot. This evidence is allowing you to identify

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someone you want to speak to. It was found at the point of entry at the

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back of the shop for the public don't have access to. We have a good

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image and we've traced it act to the purchase of cutting equipment which

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we clearly believe that was used to gain entry into the shop and what

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about potential witnesses, Ayew keen to speak to them? Definitely and

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preclude them as well, with a link to the Romanian... The two in the

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shop, but were caught on camera, we are asking inconsistent questions

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about the high-value items and there's a woman not on the actual

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footage and I am keen to proclaim them from the investigation. This

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has had a real impact on Chris and Bev, we have an accordion here

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similar to the ones that were stolen, they are beautiful

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instruments and really heavy. This must have taken some time?

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Fascinating instruments, during the first burglary 37 were taken in

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total, that must have taken... Absolutely, about two hours to load

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up a fan and also linking back through to Port Talbot, we are keen

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to ask anyone if they remember or it triggers any recollection of people

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loading these unique items into a van in Sunningdale during night-time

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or at the other end in Port Talbot, with that link to the receipt.

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Jason, thank you. If you've got any information that

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may help please call now Now time to take at look today's

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criminals caught on CCTV - It's early evening in February and

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filed the homeowners are out there CCTV has picked up some unwanted

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visitors. They take a good look around the kitchen and if you listen

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carefully, it sounds like they are happy with what they find.

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Some nice stuff. They escaped with three and a half thousand pounds

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worth of sound and camera equipment. Who are these unwanted house guest?

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Listen closely as this woman is about to receive an unexpected

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visitor. The man insists there is a problem with her gas and she should

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turn it off. Yes. Switch it off. Quickly. Infighting came in they

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head to the back of the property. But for you don't see is this man

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insisting he chequered bedroom for a gas fire. Moments later the man

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makes his excuses saying he returned and walks out with her bag. Only a

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few days later and he tries his luck again. On another victim. This time

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round he's changed his routine and asked if he can borrow a pen. This

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woman has been burgled before and gets suspicious.

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He persists and tries changing tactics.

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She's had enough and slams the door in his face. Can you help police

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catch this shameless herder who preys on the elderly. You know what

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to do. The number is 08000 468999

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and calls are free. Text CW, space and

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then your message. Texts will be charged

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at your standard message rate. Now this is a place

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where they train officers Adam is one of the safety trainers,

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personal safety trainers and in a minute I'm going to have a go at

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hand cupping a suspect but let's see the professionals do it first, let's

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get some tips. We have scarred and Liz, Liz is the subject and we will

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show you a handcuff... Show me the palms of your hands, put your hands

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on top of your head. Turnaround and face the wall.

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Relax for me. OK. That was pretty smooth. I'm going to have a go

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myself. Will you talk me through? Riches going to come in. He's been

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compliant all the way through. First thing, we are going to see his

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hands, could his hands on top of his head, turn him to face away from us.

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Shall meet your hands, please. Put them on top of your head, turn

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around and face the wall. Good, keep eyes on your subject, moving, secure

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his hands, take out the cups from their patch. I guess this is when

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you need to be pretty slick. OK. Place them against the side of the

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wrist and apply, what we are going to do now, bring the arm forward and

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around, the other harm around into the lower back and apply that second

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handcuff. Nice. It's interesting doing it, you want to make sure the

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suspect feels comfortable, you are not here to harm them. We want to

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make sure they are not overly tight or they will slip of the wrist, make

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sure there is no skin bunching around the wrist, make sure there is

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a gap between the wrist and a cough and ask the person have a feel. How

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are you feeling? Fine, thank you. That's not bad, I was pretty slow

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and obviously rich as being very accommodating but I'm guessing there

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are certain instances they might not use so accommodating? If the subject

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is resisting the arrest, we have controlled behaviour first and

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consider the person on the floor in a safe position to position the

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handcuffs. Thank you for taking me through it, I think they need a bit

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more practice, I was a bit slow so I am going to continue to finesse my

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hand cupping skills and I will check in with you later. How do I get

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these? Well, Michelle, not bad for a first

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attempt! Our next case is one that's baffled

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detectives for years. In March 2002 a man's body was found

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on Exmoor wrapped in plastic bags. 15 years on and police

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are still trying to identify who the victim is and why

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he was killed. They're hoping today you can

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help solve the mystery. Detective Sergeant Pete Frake

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from Avon Somerset Police Pete, a baffling case,

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but what can you tell us? In 2002, the body of a male was

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found wrapped in bin liners and a duvet. And we have been unable to

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identify him from that point. We can see some footage of the search going

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on. This is Exmoor, it is a vast space, isn't it, it is massive? Yes,

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it's huge. You can see the search going on. A lot of scientific work

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was done back in 2002, cutting edge stuff. We have found out that this

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mail did not live in this country until early 1990. We believe that he

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entered this country when he was between 15 and 20 years of age. We

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know that in 1999 to early 2000 is when he died. However, the body was

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not recovered until 2002. That is a lot of information. It was cutting

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edge, certainly for the time. You also have an image of what the

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person may well have looked like. This was a computer-generated 3-D

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image of what we believe this person could have looked like back in 2002.

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Glasses, moustache, different her styles, just in order to try and get

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family or friends to recognise this person. We also have a clay model.

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Talk me through this? The clay model was made from the skeleton, done by

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Glasgow University. Again, it is just the best way that we have in

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order to try and get a family to recognise... Pictures are great, but

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this is three-dimensional, it gives another element, so hopefully

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somebody will recognise who it was. Also you have some jewellery that

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you think is significant. This was found in the remains. It is a 22

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carat gold necklace, there is dependent on the end and then an

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inscription on the pendant. We have an image of this. You believe it is

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from the the Koran. We believe it was made in the local workshop in

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Pakistan or Bangladesh. 22 carat gold. We have a couple more things

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that we want to talk about. We have a duvet and a sheet. The name Dorma,

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you know that? This is what he was wrapped in? He was wrapped in this,

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and we have a pair of shorts that he was in at the time. You know that

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they were made around 1995. That is when they were first brought up. All

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of the clues, piece it together, we want to know who this person is.

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Thank you very much. It really is a total mystery but let's hope

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somebody out there has some information. Please get in touch on

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the usual number. Now, in the UK we've recently

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seen a terrible surge We went to meet one man still living

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with the consequences. A 16-year-old boy has been jailed

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for eight years for throwing acid in the face of a woman... There has

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been an arrest in the case of a suspected unprovoked acid attack.

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During the assault, he had sulphuric acid poured into his mouth. Why is

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it that young men are choosing to act so violently? Why are they

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choosing acid? Acid related violence is on the rise. In London alone, the

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number of attacks increased from 261 in 2015 to 454 last year. That's

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more than one per day. The use of acid has become the weapon of choice

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for many young men. The increase in acid attacks is very alarming. We

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now looking at numbers that exceed countries globally. -- exceed most

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countries. Behind the numbers are real victim is living with the

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consequences. Victims like Samir Hussein, who has been left scarred

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for life after an unprovoked attack. He had spent the evening at his

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local cinema with a friend. As they were leaving, they were both

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assaulted. The attacker down through corrosive liquid in Samir's face.

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The first thought that went through my head was, why me? I had done

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nothing wrong. And then after that, the sensation... For example, if you

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are cooking at home and you touch a four port or a pan, it does see your

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skin. In this instance, it doesn't let go. It is attached to your skin

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and it just doesn't stop. Two years on from his ordeal, and Samir is

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still receiving vital treatment for the deep tissue burns to his face,

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arms and neck. I didn't expect to be wearing a mask. And you just realise

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how devastating corrosive substances can be now. Yeah, it has been two

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years and I'm still suffering. Budget Deans are is the consultant

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surgeon treating Samir's injuries. He has seen all too often the

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terrible effect of acid burns. The kind of scarring that can occur with

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acid injuries is quite deep and extensive. And it's very difficult

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to necessarily treat because of the Splash nature of the injury in the

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first place. People can be blinded. They can have scarring that affects

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their movement. Their facial movement. And also, significantly

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affect their appearance. It is an act of islands that has a lasting

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effect on its victims. When a patient has scarring, it never goes

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away -- it is an act of violence. We can do things to make it better, and

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we can also support patients from a psychological perspective as well.

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But the scars, both psychologically and physically, never go away after

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this kind of injury. They flatter, but the, is still showing some

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papers in them. The pigmentation is coming back, which was good so what

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showing some pinkness. I am scarred for life, I have to live with the

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scars every single day from when I wake up to when I go to sleep. In

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April this year, Samir's attacker, Michael McPherson, was sentenced to

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eight years in prison. A punishment Samir does not think his long

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enough. With him having acid in his vehicle, he went out with the

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intention to do -- destroy somebody's life. I think the

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guidelines need to change. It is a view widely shared by those who work

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to help the victims of such attacks. There are not sufficient controls

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around the sale of acid. And there is no controls all offences relating

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to carrying acid. Unlike if you were carrying a knife or a gun. One of

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the things we've been urging Government to consider is limiting

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the sales of acid to overrate teams, introducing a licensing system that

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can only be purchased via the Home Office, and prevent cash sales --

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limiting the sales of acid to people over the age of 18. You can be

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charged for carrying a gun or a knife, but you will not be charged

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for carrying acid. We have an appeal to catch some

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armed robbers who used acid to overcome their terrified victim in a

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moment. OK, lots more to come this morning,

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including the pensioner who had his wedding ring stolen

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in a terrifying home invasion. crime even the smallest,

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microscopic clues can make all the difference,

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as my next guests know well. And these plants are

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a clue to what they do. I'm joined by Professor Patricia

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Wiltshire and Professor David Hawksworth, who have worked on some

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of the most high-profile British Patricia, talk me through your area

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of expertise and how Well, I'm a botanist and ecologist,

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if you like. And the whole essence of our work is that all organisms,

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these plants, you will find them in the place that they grow best. And

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they will have... They will be in a community of other organisms that

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are in the same place. And if you have trace evidence from them, you

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can build up and envisage what that community is like and therefore the

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places that they occur. Now, some plants, and we are talking about

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pollen and spores as trace evidence, some plants are wind pollinated and

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de Paula gets all over the place. This would give as hay fever, for

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example. Like this grass, very exposed. Other plants, though...

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This is an example of a plant, what is the difference with that pollen?

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This has colour and perfume and the insect has to crawl right down

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inside to get the pollen and then it goes off to another plant. But of

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course, the pollen does not get into the air. The significance of this,

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if we took this in a crime situation, if somebody ran through a

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load of these plants, if it is not going to be all over the place,

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could it get onto their clothes? Yes, the community will. And we have

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a profile, you see? You can envisage what the places like and where they

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have been. What of the person realises that and washes their

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clothes. It is very difficult to get off, you cannot just brush it off.

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The spores go down into the fabric. That is fantastic, what a great

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tool. David, you can go one step further because you look at the

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fungus as well. How on earth can fungus be used to solve a case?

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Well, they are more information to the data. For example... Can we hold

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that one nice and still, David. This one, the centre has gone dark brown,

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which is due to the fungus. So the spores of the fungus can indicate

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that the plant has been in that place. And if a person has been

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through particular area, they have been in contact with this plant.

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Which is identifiable. That's unbelievable. It adds an extra

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dimension. And also, we have got a branch here. Say if somebody has run

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through away from the scene of a crime, run through some woodland,

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you can tell if something has been disturbed by the way the fungus has

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grown. This one for example on the birch... If it is on the ground or

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at different angle, that has obviously been disturbed. If

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somebody has tried to bury something. You can tell by the size

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of the fungus or roughly how long it has been growing in that position?

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In some cases you can. For example, this orange and yellow lichen here,

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if that has been turned over, for example, we know it takes about five

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days for it to change colour. That is fascinating. And also it only

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grows on the other side of the twigs. It is all very well as

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talking about it, but we have to say that you have both done it and used

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your evidence in court in high-profile cases? Many, many

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times. So often people say, I was never there. But when we analyse

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their clothes, we can say, yes, you have. That is fascinating, thank you

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so much for joining us. For now, let's might go back to Michelle.

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Earlier, we saw the devastating impact of the rise in acid attacks.

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Now police need your help to identify the men who used

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corrosive liquid as a weapon in an armed robbery.

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28-year-old Christopher has lived in East London most of his life. I

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really love football. I'm a West Ham fan. I often go and watch the games.

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If I'm not watching it live on TV, and watching it. Also I'm

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motivational speaker. I've got a TV show, it is a Christian TV where we

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talk about just like promoting a good life and encouraging young

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people, getting into like having the right mindset and being hopeful

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about the future. In March this year, Christopher went out for a

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friend's birthday in Elephant and Castle. At the end of the night we

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were just about to drive home, but the people that I was with, they

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were like, oh, they were feeling hungry, they wanted to get some

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food. As they pulled up to a road in south-east London, Christopher

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waited in the car whilst his friends went to get food. I was on the phone

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talking to my friend. I heard a knock, I looked, and they said,

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we've been told that you are... I'm like, no, I'm not. Christopher

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Stoltz and feeling increasingly anxious. His face was kind of

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covered up. I thought... These guys could be any guys, really. They

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could be into gangs. I thought, maybe this is not the right place to

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be. Then they tried to like start the car and just drive. I think they

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read my mind, and quickly they just came back, pulled out a gun, it so

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quickly. It was really terrifying just to see somebody pointing a gun.

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The next thing I knew, the guy just went for my watch, grabbed it and it

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just came off my wrist. But the attack didn't hand than. One of the

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guys behind pulled out a water bottle. He just flicked some liquid

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into my face. The attackers disappeared into the light, leaving

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Christopher deeply distressed and in need of urgent medical attention. --

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into the night. Christopher had become the latest victim of an acid

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attack. I had my eyelashes coming off and I was really burning. My

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tongue was burnt, my lips were burned, I was in excruciating pain.

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It was a horrible attack. I met Chris in hospital, it was a nasty

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robbery, he had nasty injuries as a result, it's a disproportionate use

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of violence and force for what actually happened. The doctor told

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me I could potentially lose my eyesight. It was extremely

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terrifying... I've never really been into that situation before.

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Thankfully it turned out to be that it wasn't really as worse as it

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could have been so for that I'm just grateful. Although Christopher fully

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regained his eyesight detectives are keen to find his attackers as next

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time, their victim may not be so lucky. It's really important we

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catch up with these guys. This is a serious robbery, a

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disproportionately full of violence was used, if people are willing to

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carry guns, willing to carry bottles of acid and through them and use

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them on people, it's obviously a danger which is why we want to

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apprehend these people as soon as possible. This attack is just

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horrifying. With me now is Detective

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Constable Matt Griffiths. You have been looking into this

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case. Christopher has made a good

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recovery since that attack. What can you tell us

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about these suspects? We know there were three suspects,

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black males, in their 20s, the first man, Chris described as being the

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main guy, large build, with a beard, wearing grey tracksuit bottoms,

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dark-coloured jacket and a light-coloured Deeney hit, the man

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Chris described as pointing a gun at him and he was the one who dragged

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Chris out of the car. The second man, slim build with a distinct

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stepped haircut, wearing a burgundy tracksuit top and bottom is, the man

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Chris said splashed the liquid in his face. The third man, slim build,

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with a beard, wearing tracksuit bottoms, a blue jacket and a beanie

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hat. You are very keen to speak to anyone who may have seen these men

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in the area. Absolutely. We know before the attack the three men

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walked up Browning Street and turned left into Walworth Road, Chris was

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parked in his car about 60 metres from the junction outside Paddy

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Power and we are keen to hear anyone who can identify these men. You

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concerned about the level of violence used for essentially the

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theft of a watch, it was a sinister attack? Absolutely, the violence

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used was disproportionate to what was achieved. As well having a gun

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pointed at him Chris sustained injuries to his eyes from the liquid

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splashed on his face, he was able to describe the bottle used, much like

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this, he essentially said it was a clear plastic drinking water bottle,

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containing a colourless liquid, obviously the danger of things like

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this being carried it's difficult to distinguish between what is an

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innocent looking water bottle and a potentially serious weapon. Thank

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you so much for joining us. If you know who they are,

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you know what to do. Next, an elderly man, alone at home,

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who had his wedding ring stolen by men claiming to be

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from the police. This 82-year-old man, VJ, has lived

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in Bletchley with his family for the past 30 years. My wife, my two

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children, a daughter and son, they have grown up, my wife, my better

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half, is still with me. There's one other member of the household. The

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dogs name is Oscar. I've had him for nearly nine years now. He's been a

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great companion. Last April with his family all out

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VJ was alone at home watching television. Around 8pm a noise

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outside alerted Oscar. The dog started barking so I came down and

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went to the front door. I saw nobody there. So I came back into the

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lounge. Then without warning, three men

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burst into the house. They tried to convince him they were police

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officers. BJ wasn't having any of it. They said that Iraq is it, show

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me some ID, he said, I am the police. BJ went to the phone to call

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for help. He took the phone, the other two went upstairs. And while

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two of the gang ransacked the bedrooms upstairs the third was

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threatening the 82-year-old pensioner. He had a screwdriver...

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The masked man ripped a necklace from BJ's neck before turning his

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attention to his wedding band. Take it off and give it to me. He put it

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in his pocket. The rest of the gang then came back down. One of them

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asked me where is the gold? Tell me otherwise I am going to kill you. I

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said, there is no gold. One said, I am going to tie you up and take you

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with me. Fortunately these were empty threats and the gang

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eventually fled taking with them around ?15,000 worth of jewellery

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and valuables. Mostly family heirlooms. The thing is of

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sentimental value, you can't put a price on those things. People,

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things which have even handed down by your mother, father,

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grandfather... And in the hunt for valuables they turned the house

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over. Two boys ransacked the place, broke the bed. The place was an

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utter shambles. It was a very distressing incident for the gentle

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man. The men did threaten him, they also took a large amount of

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jewellery with great sentimental value to the family and before they

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left, after 20 minutes, they also sprayed household detergent on his

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hands which we believe was an attempt to remove forensic evidence.

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The gentle man found it very upsetting as I think everyone would,

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being confronted in your own home, was particularly concerning. Because

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the victim was 82 years old he did feel particularly vulnerable and not

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able to defend himself which is why this was particularly distressing

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for him. VJ is still coming to terms with what happened that night. I

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keep thinking about what happened, I am thankful I am not physically

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injured, mentally scarred, I don't know when I will get over it, I

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really don't know. Poor VJ. This has really shaken him up.

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With me now is is Detective Inspector Mark Lacey.

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What do we know about these suspects?

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They were three white males, the first aged in his early 30s about

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five feet tall, his face covered with a Burberry style scarred. The

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others were 20 years old, about six feet of slim build, dressed in black

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including black baseball cap Sunday may have been brothers. You have any

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fit of one of the men? One of the younger then, his face wasn't

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covered, you would like the public's help in identifying. What was taken.

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They were looking for jewellery and made off with around ?15,000 worth

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of gold jewellery including items of sentimental value. This case is

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quite unusual, they sprayed VJ scans with kitchen cleaner. We think it

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was an attempt to avoid leaving forensic evidence but it's unusual

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to spray it on the victim. Mark, thank you.

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If you have any information, we're waiting for your call.

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Now it's time for a look at today's Wanted Faces.

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First up is this man - James Kelsey-Lewis.

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He was due to appear in court in London in connection with charges

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of assaulting a police officer, possession of a bladed article

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as well as racially aggravated public order driving offences.

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He failed to turn up, though, and a warrant has been

:38:31.:38:33.

Lewis is 35 and described as dangerous, so just dial 999

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Next is Roger Bossio - although he uses many different

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surnames, including Bosin, Ngahh, Bossion and Junior.

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He was arrested in connection with a number of robberies

:38:50.:38:52.

and petrol station drive-off offences, but after being released

:38:53.:38:54.

on police bail, he's failed to return for further questioning.

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Bossio is 20 years old and has links to London and Manchester.

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This is Christopher Nimbley, although you may know him

:39:07.:39:08.

Detectives in Lancashire would like to speak to him

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about a drug-dealing operation in Blackpool and the rape

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The 36-year-old has friends and family in Liverpool, Manchester,

:39:15.:39:19.

Blackpool and London, and speaks with a

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The 25-year-old was convicted of being part of a drug-dealing gang

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that sold Class A drugs across Scarborough, but he didn't

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He's six-foot-one and has friends and family

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across Greater Manchester, in particular the Failsworth,

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He's described as dangerous, so if you know where

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If you know where any of these faces are, make sure you get in touch

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I'm in a ditch and I'm with Dave who was the puppy development officer

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for Hampshire and Thames Valley Police. Why are we in a ditch? Good

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question, we are setting up a training exercise for one of our

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young dose, this 11-month-old dog is part of the puppy development

:40:14.:40:17.

programme, we will teach some exercises and she will use her nose

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to trace us back. Hopefully she will find us. Hopefully she will and come

:40:23.:40:28.

and give us a bark. We'll be crouched down? Toggles through how

:40:29.:40:34.

this will work. The handler will let the dog knows she has to come out,

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hopefully when she gets here she will locate us, we will get to bark

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for the Bob and reward her. That was quick. As you say, she's barking to

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alert... There you go. She's barking to alert the handler that she has

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found us. Yes, the idea is that the handler knows there is something of

:40:53.:40:57.

interest in this pitch so eventually, because she's a puppy we

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give her a reward straightaway and we use a clicker to mark that she's

:41:02.:41:05.

done the right job, she gets a reward, she goes back to the

:41:06.:41:08.

handler. That's progression to Hershey is going to get to. That is

:41:09.:41:12.

impressive, she came over quickly, how long does it take to train dogs?

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We work from the pubs from eight weeks old, we get them in as

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poppies, we work on them continuously, week by week until

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they are about 12-18 months old. Either certain breeds that take to

:41:27.:41:29.

training more than others? We are not breed specific, we want dogs

:41:30.:41:34.

that are energetic, enthusiastic, confident, social so we look at all

:41:35.:41:39.

types of breeds but dominantly we use German shepherds and Dutch

:41:40.:41:45.

shepherds as well like I said, we look for those characteristics more

:41:46.:41:50.

than the breed. It must be a really rewarding dog -- job. It is, you get

:41:51.:41:54.

to see these baby puppies and you get to see them grow into

:41:55.:41:57.

operational dogs on the streets, and they live with families at the start

:41:58.:42:01.

and they stay with their family for 12 months, it's a big wrench for

:42:02.:42:06.

people to part with them. It's great to see and as you can see, really

:42:07.:42:11.

valuable asset to the police force, we just need to find a way of

:42:12.:42:17.

getting out of here. That's right! Well done. Good luck getting out of

:42:18.:42:18.

that pitch. Good work from those mutts.

:42:19.:42:22.

Time now for a look at what's been coming in on the calls,

:42:23.:42:32.

texts and emails. Dougie was making his way home crowd

:42:33.:42:41.

tableau NSX, threatened him in a lift, stole his food. You named this

:42:42.:42:47.

man Terry McBride as the suspect and he was later arrested and charged,

:42:48.:42:51.

yesterday sentenced to two years in prison for the robbery. A great

:42:52.:42:56.

result and some justice for Dougie. It shows that your calls make a

:42:57.:42:57.

difference. Right, Michelle, where

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will you be tomorrow? Rav, I'll be right in the heart

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of the City of London, at the amazing Guildhall.

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And just to prove that your calls really do make a difference,

:43:05.:43:07.

we'll be hearing the incredible story of how your information led

:43:08.:43:09.

to the conviction of two I think in the meantime I am going

:43:10.:43:12.

to hang out here. She is lovely! For more details about the crimes

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on today's programme, Before we go, here's another look

:43:25.:43:29.

at this morning's Wanted Faces. If any of them look familiar,

:43:30.:43:33.

pick up the phone and tell

:43:34.:43:37.

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