Residents will see an increase police presence in the area for the coming days as officers carry out enquiries and offer reassurance to anyone who may be concerned.

Ligus also admitted having committed a fifth murder in which he drowned a man in the River Severn but police had “insufficient grounds” to press charges. The court heard that he was a drug addict in the early 1990s and carried out burglaries across the county to fund his heroin and cocaine habit. Following a stroke in 2003 his health rapidly deteriorated and he was unable to give evidence or even plead in the recent trial.The jury found him responsible for killing Ludlow antiques dealer Trevor Bradley, 53, and Brian Coles, 57 but acquitted him of the killing of Bernard Czyzewska, 36, whose body was found in the River Severn in Shrewsbury in November 1994. We would like to thank the police for conducting their investigation diligently and supporting us through this tough time.” I am satisfied that there has been no miscarriage of justice and that there is no ground for an inquiry." Robin Stanislaw Ligus, from Baschurch, had been detained in a secure hospital after being found responsible for the murders of three men in the 1990s.

On Sunday, August 20 a 25-year-old man suffered what West Midlands Ambulance Service described as "life-threatening" injuries after he was slashed with a broken bottle in the Shrewsbury Ark car park in Castle Foregate. Four people were arrested, who have since been released on police bail or released with no further action. The victim was discharged from hospital the following day. This cookie is set by the provider mookie1.com. This cookie is used for serving the user with relevant content and advertisement. His friend dropped him off outside his home at 1.30am. Half an hour later, Mrs Smith's next door neighbour heard a piercing scream, but it was not until 10am that her battered body was found on the floor of her bedroom. In 2011 he was charged with murdering three other men in Shropshire, also in 1994, and jurors ruled that he was responsible for two of the deaths.Mr Bradley’s death remained a mystery to detectives for almost two decades with many appeals for information. The 2007 police appeal to solve Trevor Bradley's murder He said: “We understand this incident may be concerning for the local community and I would like to offer my reassurance we will carry out a full and thorough investigation to establish the circumstances. Four people are in custody as our investigation continues. The case of George Riley was controversial and views on the rights and wrongs of his death were mixed. On the night of Friday, 7 October 1960, George Riley and his friend set out for a night on the town and by closing time he had drunk 10 pints of beer. The pair went on to a dance at the local Rolls Royce canteen, where George Riley was involved in a scuffle with another man and the police were called. Our investigation is underway with officers carrying out a number of enquiries to establish the circumstances that led to Aurman’s murder.

Today a mother will grow old without her son. A sister will grow up without her brother. We don’t want what has happened to us to happen to another family. Ligus, a former painter and decorator, was detained in a secure hospital indefinitely following the jurors’ ruling. Died at home – Brian Coles We understand this incident may be concerning for the local community and I would like to offer my reassurance we will carry out a full and thorough investigation to establish the circumstances. Otherwise it was business as usual for residents who walked by on their way to work, or taking children to school. Many did not want to speak, one woman saying: "I'm sure there's much speculation already." On Monday afternoon, Mr Singh's DPD van could be seen from behind the cordon set up by West Mercia Police following the incident and by Tuesday morning there was a forensic tent, a police van and a police car at the scene.

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Police are being very tight-lipped with us, so something major has happened. It's awful that something this tragic can happen on our wonderful little estate. I have lived here 26 years and nothing like this has ever happened before. It's just indicative of the world we're living in at the moment." Teenage girl sobs as she’s sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for ‘hell on wheels’ deadly car crash We believe those involved are known to each other and are not local to Shrewsbury or the wider West Mercia Police area. Jurors at Birmingham Crown Court were asked to rule on whether or not Ligus was responsible for the killings following a trial of facts, after he was declared unfit to plead following a stroke in 2006.