Police investigating James Attfield murder say he suffered 102 separate wounds

Police investigating James Attfield murder say he suffered 102 separate wounds

5:53pm Monday 31st March 2014 in News
Gazette: Police investigating James Attfield murder say he suffered 102 separate wounds Police investigating James Attfield murder say he suffered 102 separate wounds

A man suffered 102 stab wounds in a savage and seemingly “motiveless” murder in Castle Park Colchester.

James Attfield, 33, suffered knife wounds to his head, torso, arms and hands in an random attack in the town’s park in the early hours of Saturday morning.

The father-of-five, who lived in sheltered accommodation in East Bay, Colchester, had left the River Lodge pub in Middleborough at 10.09pm on Friday leaving about three quarters of a pint of drink- which was unusual.

He was found alive but unconcious in the park at 5.45am, but it is not known what happened during the seven hours after he left the pub.

DCI Simon Werrett, who is leading the investigation, said: “This is one of the most brutal murders I have dealt with.

“There are 102 separate wounds on the body which we believed to have been caused by a knife."

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Pub we used to drink in, my friend runs it, and everyone walks in Castle Park at all times of the day and night. No cameras there, going to be very difficult to solve.

Hope they get to the bottom of this.

Police investigating the murder of a "very vulnerable" man who was stabbed 102 times have made an arrest.

James Attfield, 33, died in a park in Colchester, Essex, in what has been described as a "senseless and frenzied" attack.

The victim, known as Jim to his family, had 102 separate wounds on his arms, hands, back, neck and head, police revealed.

Mr Attfield, from East Bay, Colchester, was treated at the scene by paramedics in Castle Park on Saturday morning but died from his injuries.


http://news.sky.com/story/1236023/murder-arrest-after-man-stabbed-102-times

Two men are being held in connection with the death of a vulnerable man found in a park in Essex.

James Attfield, 33, who had a brain injury after being hit by a car four years ago, was found dead near Castle Park in Colchester in the early hours of the morning on March 29.


http://news.sky.com/story/1274344/essex-park-stabbing-two-men-arrested