Christopher Ainscough Metropolitan Police Metropolitan Police

UK POLICE HAVE issued an appeal to trace family members of a Dublin man who was murdered in London in 1983. 

Detectives investigating the murder of 50-year-old Christopher Ainscough have made an arrest and are appealing for assistance to trace any known relatives of the victim.

Mr Ainscough was found dead inside his flat at Windmill Court in Shoot-Up Hill, Camden. It is believed he had been attacked sometime between 2 and 5 December 1983.

Our colleagues in the UK Metropolitan Police are looking for assistance in locating family members of Christopher Ainscough

Christopher is a Dublin born man who was murdered in 1983

Anyone with information can call the MET 020 8721 4205

Further details below https://t.co/NmwN8AX4cd

— Garda Info (@gardainfo) February 3, 2021

Mr Ainscough, who was born in Dublin, had suffered significant head injuries. An investigation was launched but his attacker was never identified.

At the time of his murder, officers attempted to trace and inform next of kin but were not successful, and over the course of time this has remained the case.

Detective Chief Inspector Simon Harding of the Specialist Crime Command said today: “It is nearly 40 years since Christopher Ainscough was murdered and given the significant development in this investigation, we are now putting renewed vigour into identifying his next of kin so we can inform them of this latest news.

“If you knew Christopher or his family circumstances then please get in touch – we want to let his family know that Christopher remains at the centre of our thoughts and we are doing all we can to get justice for him and his loved ones.”

Anyone that can assist is asked to call the police incident room on 020 8721 4205.

The investigation into Christopher’s murder was reopened after someone attended a police station towards the end of 2020, claiming to have knowledge of the incident.

A 58-year-old man was arrested yesterday on suspicion of murder and remains in custody at a south London police station.

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