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Met Police Release Image of Potential Witness in Battersea Killing of Tai Folkes

Police say the woman was with Tai Folkes immediately before the attack, potentially holding crucial information.

Overview

  • Specialist homicide detectives shared CCTV stills of a woman treated as a witness, not a suspect, and believe she may not be local.
  • Officers are revisiting Thessaly Road one week after the stabbing to speak with people who have not yet contacted police.
  • Two men, aged 28 and 38, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder on March 2, and a 21-year-old man and 32-year-old woman arrested on March 5 for assisting an offender, have all been bailed.
  • Police urge anyone with mobile phone, CCTV, dash-cam or doorbell footage to submit it via the Major Investigation Public Portal or call 101 quoting CAD 6165/2MAR, with anonymous tips to Crimestoppers.
  • Tai Folkes, 25, was stabbed during an altercation on Thessaly Road near Battersea Power Station at 6:12pm on March 2 and later died in hospital, with his family supported by specialist officers.