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Police appeal for info after man found with serious injuries in Westcliff
1:41pm Sunday 5th September 2010 in
MYSTERY surrounds the discovery of a man who was found with serious head injuries at his home in Westcliff.
Police were called on Friday evening after a visiting friend found the victim, who is in his forties, with serious injuries, at his home in Station Road, Westcliff.
He was rushed to Southend hospital for emergency surgery and is described as in a serious but stable condition.
Officers have been carrying out investigations. They said it was possible the man was involved in a road traffic accident.
DI Jim Sandford said: “We are trying to establish how this man was injured.
“He was found by a friend on Friday evening but it is possible that the injury could have been caused up to a day earlier.
“We would like to hear from anyone who saw a badly injured man in the area any time between 9pm on Thursday and 11.30pm on Friday night.”
Anyone with information should contact Southend CID on 0300 333 4444.
Comments(13)
VictoriaLS
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4:46pm Sun 5 Sep 10
You're right Westcliff isn't good at the moment - it hasn't been for a long time - I've been here for 5 years and there have been no improvements at that place in the whole time - actually I tell a lie - in the 5 years 2 of the downstairs rooms have been decorated internally and THEN the same dirty grotty curtains hung back up showing no signs of improvement from the outside whatsoever.
This house - a long with many others - just need a bomb putten underneath - do us all a favour.
I do hope that if the man is totally innocent in all of this that he does indeed make a full recovery.
The crime scene is at the back of the flats so I'm assuming he lives in the bungalow at the back in the car park - if it's the man with the 2 dogs then I wish you a speedy recovery and luck in your operations.
John the resonator
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11:46pm Sun 5 Sep 10
All the same, better clean my nets just in case, can't be too careful nowadays!
John the resonator
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11:49pm Sun 5 Sep 10
Mark D
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11:55pm Sun 5 Sep 10
John the resonator
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12:04am Mon 6 Sep 10
Mark D wrote:This is beginning to sound like an old Edward G Robinson gangster movie, you know:
My neighbour didn't have any curtains for ages when she first moved in. But she's had some for a while now.
"it's coitins for you buddy!"
Once again, hope the fellow makes a full recovery.
gitreal
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9:06am Mon 6 Sep 10
is this your house you are talking about? No wonder you can't sell teh thing.
VictoriaLS
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10:12am Mon 6 Sep 10
I was referring to the bedsits where this event has taken place - the same bedsits where the gun siege took place! And you're all right - what has the fact it's a grotty hell hole got to do with this poor guy that has been injured - nothing at all!
The police are still over there - the car park at the back is totally sealed off all around and there is a policewoman on the border and also 2 vans inside the car park - I wonder why so much investigation is still going on?
I hope the man is ok.
John the resonator
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3:03pm Mon 6 Sep 10
We all do it, you're OK.
VictoriaLS
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5:24pm Mon 6 Sep 10
John the resonator wrote:Oh I always do it - such a rambler LOL!!! Another update: Police are still there and area behind flats cordoned off still - wonder what they are doing in there?????
Spot on VictoriaLS, I wish I had your capacity to admit writing something daft without thinking. We all do it, you're OK.
John the resonator
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5:48pm Mon 6 Sep 10
VictoriaLS wrote:Sounds like it might be being treated as a scene of crime.
John the resonator wrote:Oh I always do it - such a rambler LOL!!! Another update: Police are still there and area behind flats cordoned off still - wonder what they are doing in there?????
Spot on VictoriaLS, I wish I had your capacity to admit writing something daft without thinking. We all do it, you're OK.
Do we know how the fellow is getting on?
VictoriaLS
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6:28pm Mon 6 Sep 10
John the resonator wrote:Haven't heard anymore about the guy - I definitely think it's the man with the dogs as it's the little bungalow type thing out the back of the flats in the car park that is all taped up - I suppose that as they don't know what has happened to him they need to talk to him before letting anyone in the house - in case he was attacked in there???? I hope he wasn't attacked in there!
VictoriaLS wrote:Sounds like it might be being treated as a scene of crime. Do we know how the fellow is getting on?John the resonator wrote: Spot on VictoriaLS, I wish I had your capacity to admit writing something daft without thinking. We all do it, you're OK.Oh I always do it - such a rambler LOL!!! Another update: Police are still there and area behind flats cordoned off still - wonder what they are doing in there?????
Hope he's ok - all seems strange!
Last Poster
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12:20am Tue 7 Sep 10
(P.S.) Before you start calling the poor lads names, they didn't really, I made this up!
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