Sunday, July 16, 2006

Murdered Pole's family make plea

Rafal Czapczyk was found in a car park in Epping Forest
The family of a murdered Polish man shot in the head and dumped in Essex have issued an appeal for information to help catch his killer.
Rafal Czapczyk, 29, was found in a car park off Wake Road, Epping Forest, on 16 July 2005, and later died in hospital.

Mr Czapczyk's family called on anyone with information to contact the police.

"His death has caused us unbearable pain, sorrow and unanswered questions," they said in a statement on Saturday.

They believed Mr Czapczyk was travelling to enjoy a "more interesting" life when he left Poland in January last year.

'Reconstruct last months'

"We have no memories of his life after he left Poland; the time he spent away from us was shared with his new friends who we did not have the opportunity to meet," they continued.

"We would like to appeal to anyone who met Rafal after he left Poland on 19 January, 2005 to help us reconstruct the last months of his life. Your help may assist us to understand and be a part of it.

"We would ask that anybody who knew Rafal when he came to England or knows anything about his murder to contact police."

Anyone with information is asked to call Essex Police.

Five men have been arrested in connection with Mr Czapczyk's death and are currently on police bail.
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