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| Shrine to Hither Green 'burglar' Henry Vincent torn down | Shrine to Hither Green 'burglar' Henry Vincent torn down |
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| A shrine to a suspected burglar who was stabbed to death has been torn down. | A shrine to a suspected burglar who was stabbed to death has been torn down. |
| Friends and family of Henry Vincent, 37, had tied floral tributes to a fence opposite a home in Hither Green, south-east London, where he was killed last week. | |
| However, overnight the majority of the bouquets and balloons have been taken down and left on the pavement. | |
| The homeowner Richard Osborn-Brooks, 78, was held on suspicion of murder, but released with no further action. | |
| The Met Police says it has not taken down any of the tributes from the fence opposite Mr Osborn-Brooks's house. | |
| Local resident Nikita Hill, 39, said: "I don't think they should have put it outside his home. | |
| "Maybe they could have done it further away. But he's got loved ones and family too so I understand why they did it." | |
| At the scene, BBC 5 live's Lesley Ashmall | |
| Members of Henry Vincent's family, understood to be from the travelling community, arrived on Monday with lots of tributes. | |
| However, some time during the night the balloons have been cut and are either floating around or lying soaking wet on the pavement. | |
| The rest of the flowers are lying on the floor. No-one knows who took them down. | |
| There is a tribute on the railings of a teddy bear, with quite emotional messages, from Mr Vincent's children. Notably it is the only one left hanging. | |
| Richard Osborn-Brooks' house is boarded up and there are police officers outside the home, but a lot of people in this neighbourhood just want everyone to go away. | |
| A 33-year-old neighbour, who did not want to be named, told the BBC he feels "intimidated". | |
| "I'm not a huge fan of this display, but I think it would have been respectful to let them stay up," he said. | |
| "An old man's been burgled, another man's been killed, if we could just have a bit of sensitivity on both sides it would be the least we could all do." | |
| Police had been called to Mr Osborn-Brooks's property at about 00:45 BST on 4 April over reports of a burglary when they found Mr Vincent collapsed in nearby Further Green Road. | |
| A witness said an accomplice dragged Mr Vincent toward a van before leaving him for dead. | |
| On Monday, the Met Police said 28-year-old Billy Jeeves was wanted in connection with the burglary. | |
| Mr Jeeves' van was found burnt out and destroyed in Star Lane in Orpington, Kent, on Saturday evening. |