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| Hither Green 'burglary death': Man, 78, bailed | Hither Green 'burglary death': Man, 78, bailed |
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| A 78-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder after a suspected burglar was stabbed to death has been bailed. | A 78-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder after a suspected burglar was stabbed to death has been bailed. |
| The man, named locally as Richard Osborn-Brooks, found two intruders in South Park Crescent, Hither Green, south-east London, early on Wednesday. | The man, named locally as Richard Osborn-Brooks, found two intruders in South Park Crescent, Hither Green, south-east London, early on Wednesday. |
| A 37-year-old man, armed with a screwdriver, forced the homeowner into his kitchen where a struggle ensued and the suspect was stabbed, the Met said. | A 37-year-old man, armed with a screwdriver, forced the homeowner into his kitchen where a struggle ensued and the suspect was stabbed, the Met said. |
| Mr Osborn-Brooks has been bailed until May pending further inquiries. | Mr Osborn-Brooks has been bailed until May pending further inquiries. |
| Police said they were called to the property over reports of a burglary when they found the man collapsed in nearby Further Green Road with a stab wound to the upper body. | Police said they were called to the property over reports of a burglary when they found the man collapsed in nearby Further Green Road with a stab wound to the upper body. |
| The second suspect fled the scene and has yet to be found. | The second suspect fled the scene and has yet to be found. |
| Det Ch Insp Simon Harding appealed for anyone with information regarding the second subject - who is believed to be a white male and fled the scene in a white van - to come forward. | Det Ch Insp Simon Harding appealed for anyone with information regarding the second subject - who is believed to be a white male and fled the scene in a white van - to come forward. |
| "He may have told someone what happened at the address," he added. | "He may have told someone what happened at the address," he added. |
| On Thursday, a specialist team used machinery to move a parked car so that officers could access a drain on the street. | |
| Investigators lifted off the cover and sifted through buckets of liquid pulled from the drain before putting the green Rover back. | |
| A woman also left a bunch of flowers at the police cordon on Further Green Road, yards from where the suspected intruder fell. | |
| Flowers addressed to Mr Osborn-Brooks's home were delivered to the police cordon on South Park Crescent by a courier. | |
| One man who lives on the street said there had been a recent spate of burglaries in the area and his home had been broken into in recent months. | One man who lives on the street said there had been a recent spate of burglaries in the area and his home had been broken into in recent months. |
| Adam Lake, another local resident, said he "wasn't surprised" to hear about the burglary. | Adam Lake, another local resident, said he "wasn't surprised" to hear about the burglary. |
| "I feel terrible for the man that was burgled. He doesn't deserve to be punished for defending himself," he said. | "I feel terrible for the man that was burgled. He doesn't deserve to be punished for defending himself," he said. |
| A neighbour of Mr Osborn-Brooks, who asked not to be named, supported his right to defend the neighbourhood. | A neighbour of Mr Osborn-Brooks, who asked not to be named, supported his right to defend the neighbourhood. |
| She said: "[I've heard] he's a carer, this is a pensioner that has worked all his life who wants to live and die quietly." | She said: "[I've heard] he's a carer, this is a pensioner that has worked all his life who wants to live and die quietly." |