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Murder detectives' witness appeal Man seen at murder victim's flat
(about 11 hours later)
Detectives investigating the murder of a Big Issue seller in Dundee have said they need more people with information to come forward. Detectives investigating the murder of a Big Issue seller in Dundee want to trace a man seen outside the victim's home on the night he was last seen.
Officers are trying to figure out what happened in the hours before Patrick McDade, 37, was killed. The body of Patrick McDade, 37, was found by his father at his flat in Brown Constable Street one week ago.
His body was found by his father at his flat in Brown Constable Street one week ago, but the last positive sighting of Mr McDade was on Saturday 17 January. However, the last positive sighting of Mr McDade was on Saturday 17 January and police believe he was killed that night or the next day.
He was captured on CCTV walking through the city centre. A man was spotted outside Mr McDade's home about 2200 GMT on the Saturday.
Mr McDade, who was known as Paddy, had just left his Big Issue pitch in the Seagate and was spotted by cameras walking in Panmure Street towards the Wellgate Centre. He is thought to be in his late 20s, about 5ft 8in tall and was wearing a dark blue or black hooded top with the hood up, dark bottoms and white trainers.
He was wearing dark clothes and a distinctive white and black Inca-style woollen bobble hat with tasselled ear flaps. He was spotted coming out of the common close of the building where Mr McDade, who was known as Paddy, lived. He was then seen walking to the car park, then onto the street.
Police have said there are still many lines of investigation to be followed, evidence to be gathered and potential witnesses to come forward. Det Ch Insp Willie Semple said: ''If he recognises himself from that description, he should make himself known to us.
"Equally, if anyone was in the Brown Constable Street area at about 10pm on Saturday, January 17, and saw this man, I would urge them to get in touch with us.
"Through our inquiries we are putting the jigsaw together, but there are still pieces missing and this man may very well hold vital information for our investigation."
Mr McDade was spotted on CCTV footage wearing a distinctive hatMr McDade was spotted on CCTV footage wearing a distinctive hat
Det Ch Insp Willie Semple said: ''The investigation is widening and to that extent we are speaking to as many people as possible who knew Paddy and carrying out inquiries at other addresses in the city with the aim of building an accurate picture of Paddy's movements in days leading up to his death. The man was spotted about four hours after the last confirmed sighting of Mr McDade.
''It is crucial that we establish where Paddy was, what he was doing and who he was with, particularly around the time of the last positive sighting of him on Saturday, January 17." The Big Issue seller was captured on CCTV walking through the city centre at about 1800 GMT on 17 January.
He urged anyone who saw Mr McDade that evening, or even during the early hours of Sunday, to get in touch. He had just left his pitch in the Seagate and was seen by cameras walking in Panmure Street towards the Wellgate Centre.
Det Ch Insp Semple said: ''Paddy was a well-known character in the Seagate area of the city and many, many people will have seen him on that Saturday. The man was wearing dark clothes and a distinctive white and black Inca-style woollen bobble hat with tasselled ear flaps.
"If they did, then they should call us and let us decide whether the information that they have is useful to our inquiries in finding out exactly what happened to Paddy.'' Officers will be on duty in Brown Constable Street on Saturday night either side of 2200 GMT to appeal for information.
Det Ch Insp Semple said: "We will be revisiting the area at that time in the hope of speaking to witnesses who may have seen the man who was in the common close a fortnight ago, or anyone who was in the area on that weekend.
"Their information could assist us in tracing the person or persons responsible for Paddy's death."