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| Mother finds son murdered at home | Mother finds son murdered at home |
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| An 18-year-old student has been found beaten to death in his home. | An 18-year-old student has been found beaten to death in his home. |
| Michael Alexander Jones' body was discovered by his mother at the flat they shared in Stanley Road, Edmonton, north London, on Thursday afternoon. | |
| Mr Jones, who had suffered serious head injuries, was a student at Queen Mary's University in east London. | Mr Jones, who had suffered serious head injuries, was a student at Queen Mary's University in east London. |
| Police have begun a murder inquiry and have appealed for anyone who saw anything suspicious in the family home to contact them. | Police have begun a murder inquiry and have appealed for anyone who saw anything suspicious in the family home to contact them. |
| Neighbours shocked | Neighbours shocked |
| Det Ch Insp John Macdonald said: "Michael was a hardworking lad. | Det Ch Insp John Macdonald said: "Michael was a hardworking lad. |
| "He does not appear to have been in trouble before and at this early stage there seems to be no apparent motive." | "He does not appear to have been in trouble before and at this early stage there seems to be no apparent motive." |
| Mr Jones' neighbour, 73-year-old Adrian Davis, said: "It's quite a shock for us over here." | Mr Jones' neighbour, 73-year-old Adrian Davis, said: "It's quite a shock for us over here." |
| He said he had not seen or heard anything from his neighbour's flat the whole of Thursday, adding that police knocked at his door in the afternoon informing him about a "serious incident". | He said he had not seen or heard anything from his neighbour's flat the whole of Thursday, adding that police knocked at his door in the afternoon informing him about a "serious incident". |
| Describing the student Mr Davis said: "I knew him as a youngster, he was a pleasant little youngster, he had just gone to university." | Describing the student Mr Davis said: "I knew him as a youngster, he was a pleasant little youngster, he had just gone to university." |
| He added that he had on occasions seen youngsters going to Mr Jones' flat but described them as "very quiet, very respectful". | He added that he had on occasions seen youngsters going to Mr Jones' flat but described them as "very quiet, very respectful". |