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| Murder inquiry launched after Czech man 'beaten to death' in London | Murder inquiry launched after Czech man 'beaten to death' in London |
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| A man who was followed down the street and beaten to death by teenagers in east London has been named as Zdenek Makar, a 31-year-old Czech who lived in the area. | A man who was followed down the street and beaten to death by teenagers in east London has been named as Zdenek Makar, a 31-year-old Czech who lived in the area. |
| He was involved in an argument with one of the teenagers as he waited to be served in a takeaway in Poplar, police believe. | He was involved in an argument with one of the teenagers as he waited to be served in a takeaway in Poplar, police believe. |
| Scotland Yard has launched a murder investigation and detectives are appealing for witnesses after the victim was found close to All Saints Docklands light railway station by East India Dock Road in Poplar. | |
| Makar was pronounced dead at the scene at 12.22am on Thursday, police said. A postmortem held on Friday gave the cause of death as traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage – a stroke caused by bleeding on the brain. Next of kin have been informed. | Makar was pronounced dead at the scene at 12.22am on Thursday, police said. A postmortem held on Friday gave the cause of death as traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage – a stroke caused by bleeding on the brain. Next of kin have been informed. |
| Police understand that Makar, who was dressed in a suit and tie, was involved in an altercation with a group of men inside Perfect Fried Chicken on East India Dock Road. He was then followed down the street and attacked. | Police understand that Makar, who was dressed in a suit and tie, was involved in an altercation with a group of men inside Perfect Fried Chicken on East India Dock Road. He was then followed down the street and attacked. |
| A Met spokesperson said: “At this early stage, there is no evidence to suggest that this was a racially motivated attack.” | A Met spokesperson said: “At this early stage, there is no evidence to suggest that this was a racially motivated attack.” |
| A worker at the chicken shop told the Evening Standard: “I don’t know what the argument was about but there was no pushing or shoving, no one threw a punch. They were swearing at each other but it was all over in about 10 seconds.” | A worker at the chicken shop told the Evening Standard: “I don’t know what the argument was about but there was no pushing or shoving, no one threw a punch. They were swearing at each other but it was all over in about 10 seconds.” |
| The witness described how the teenager, who appeared to be aged 16-17, went outside to speak to his friends, one of whom came into the shop, put his arm around the victim and said: “You shouldn’t have spoken to him like that.” | The witness described how the teenager, who appeared to be aged 16-17, went outside to speak to his friends, one of whom came into the shop, put his arm around the victim and said: “You shouldn’t have spoken to him like that.” |
| The witness added: “They both took their food outside and that was it. Ten minutes later, we saw all the police and ambulance turn up.” | |
| A second witness, a shopkeeper, told the Standard he went to the scene after seeing the emergency services. He saw a cyclist there with blood on his face after trying to give the victim mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, he said. | A second witness, a shopkeeper, told the Standard he went to the scene after seeing the emergency services. He saw a cyclist there with blood on his face after trying to give the victim mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, he said. |
| Witnesses should call police on 020 8345 3985 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. | Witnesses should call police on 020 8345 3985 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. |
| No arrests have been made. | No arrests have been made. |