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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. | 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 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 hard-working 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". |
| In a statement, Queen Mary University said: "We are deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic death of Michael Alexander Jones, a first year geography student at Queen Mary. | |
| "Michael was a hard-working, motivated and popular student, and he will be greatly missed. | |
| "We extend our deepest condolences to Michael's family and friends at this very difficult time." |