£10K REWARD FOR INFO ON NISHA PATEL-NASRI MURDER
(16 May 2006)

A reward of £10,000 is being offered by The Sun newspaper for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the murder of Special Constable Nisha Patel-Nasri on Thursday 11 May 2006. Commissioner Sir Ian Blair paid tribute to Special Constable Nisha Patel-Nasri following her tragic death and condolences have been pouring in to the Met since then. An incident room has opened at Barnes under the supervision of Det Supt Julian Worker.

Commissioner Sir Ian Blair said: "Our hearts go out to Nisha's husband and family and friends. It is a tragedy that a young woman who willingly gave up so much of her valuable free time to work as a police officer in her local community should lose her life in this terrible way.

"Nisha was tremendously popular with her colleagues, who regarded her a real team player and her death is a huge loss to the Metropolitan Police Service.

On Thursday 11 May police were called to outside 20 Sudbury Avenue, Wembley - the home address of Nisha. Nisha was alone in the house. Neighbours report a disturbance and heard Nisha scream out. A man wearing a hooded top was seen to run south towards Sylvester Road.

Nisha was given first aid by a neighbour. Police attended and performed emergency aid before the arrival of London Ambulance Service who then took her to Northwick Park Hospital where she later died.

Nisha was well known in the local community as a successful hairdresser working from a residential address in Rugby Avenue. She also served her community and was a hugely popular member of the Met Special Constabulary in Brent Borough.

The investigative team has since released further information:

"Following our appeal for information in relation to the murder of Nisha Patel-Nasri, the young couple who police asked to come forward have now done so. We are now satisfied that the hooded man seen running south away from the scene towards Sylvester Road was a black man, no further description is available at this time.

We are still appealing for a second man who was seen to walk off very calmly from Sudbury Avenue towards East Lane (the opposite direction to the first suspect).

A knife is missing from the kitchen of 20 Sudbury Avenue. It is believed to be a John Lewis 'Evolution' cook's knife with an approx 20 cm blade (30cm in total length) made from one single piece of stainless steel. It is possible that this is the knife that Nisha was stabbed with. We have not been able to find the knife at the scene.

We are appealing for anyone who may know the whereabouts of this knife or anyone who finds it to call the incident room. "

Anyone with information is asked to call the incident room at Barnes on 020 8247 7821, if you wish to remain anonymous please call crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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