Man arrested in London for murder of 87-year-old
on mobility scooter
Suspect, 44, is located at address in Southall in
relation to fatal stabbing of Thomas O’Halloran
PA Media
Thu 18 Aug
2022 07.41 BST
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/aug/18/suspect-under-arrest-in-mobility-scooter
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44-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of 87-year-old
Thomas O’Halloran on a mobility scooter in west London.
The suspect
was arrested at an address in Southall, west London, in the early hours of
Thursday, the Metropolitan police said.
DCI Jim
Eastwood, who is leading the investigation, said: “I would like to thank the
public for their overwhelming support following this horrific incident. As a
result of the release of a CCTV image yesterday, an arrest has been made and
this investigation is progressing at pace.
“Mr
O’Halloran’s family have been updated with this development and continue to be
supported by specially trained officers.”
The
statement comes after officers were called to Cayton Road, in Greenford, west
London, on Tuesday to reports of a stabbing and O’Halloran was declared dead at
the scene.
Detectives
believe O’Halloran was stabbed in Western Avenue at about 4pm before managing
to travel 75 yards (69 metres) or so on his mobility scooter to Runnymede
Gardens, where he flagged down a member of the public for help.
O’Halloran
was originally from Ennistymon, County Clare, in the west of Ireland.
O’Halloran is survived by his family, including his sister, two brothers,
nieces and nephews. The local Fine Gael senator Martin Conway said O’Halloran
visited Ireland regularly and that his death has left his home community in
Ennistymon and north Clare in “deep shock and sadness”.
Conway said
the passionate musician was very popular in Greenford and often busked for
charity. Footage on social media shows O’Halloran busking to raise money for
Ukraine months before the killing. In the video posted online in June, he can
be seen playing his accordion and smiling, with a makeshift blue and yellow
collection box strapped to his frame.
The former
Labour MP Stephen Pound paid tribute to O’Halloran, an ex-constituent whom he
knew from his regular presence in the area.
He told GB
News: “Tom was a real local character. He would be outside Greenford station
playing the accordion, occasionally the harmonica. He was a sweet, lovely man …
He was well liked and well loved, but above all, he was one of those characters
who would cement an area.”
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