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| Ealing riot: Richard Mannington Bowes dies after attack | Ealing riot: Richard Mannington Bowes dies after attack |
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| A 68-year-old man who was critically injured as he tried he tried to stamp out a fire during riots in west London has died, Scotland Yard has said. | A 68-year-old man who was critically injured as he tried he tried to stamp out a fire during riots in west London has died, Scotland Yard has said. |
| Richard Mannington Bowes suffered head injuries in an attack in Ealing on Monday night and was left in a coma. | |
| Police have launched a murder inquiry and issued a CCTV image of a suspect. | |
| He is the fourth person to have died in the recent disorder - three men died in Birmingham after being hit by a car while protecting property on Tuesday. | |
| Haroon Jahan, 21, Shazad Ali, 30, and Abdul Musavir, 31, were struck as they stood in a crowd on the pavement in Winson Green, Birmingham. | |
| On Thursday, West Midlands Police said two boys, aged 16 and 17, and a man, 26, had been arrested on suspicion of murder. | |
| A 32-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder on Wednesday has been bailed. | |
| 'Terrible price' | |
| Speaking on Thursday when Mr Bowes was in a critical condition, his sister Anne Wilderspin, 73, from Derbyshire, said: "It was sort of unreal because you don't think anything like that happens to a relative of yours. | |
| "I mean we've been horrified by the reports of the riots and what's been going on. | "I mean we've been horrified by the reports of the riots and what's been going on. |
| "It was a shock and it's still a bit unreal in a way." | "It was a shock and it's still a bit unreal in a way." |
| She had been hoping to be reunited with Mr Bowes, whom she had not seen for 30 years. | She had been hoping to be reunited with Mr Bowes, whom she had not seen for 30 years. |
| She said she was travelling to London to see her brother, who gave her away at her wedding. It is not known if she saw him before he died. | She said she was travelling to London to see her brother, who gave her away at her wedding. It is not known if she saw him before he died. |
| Also speaking on Thursday, Mayor of London Boris Johnson paid tribute to him: "There are many villains in this story but also many heroes and I want to pay particular tribute to Mr Bowes. | Also speaking on Thursday, Mayor of London Boris Johnson paid tribute to him: "There are many villains in this story but also many heroes and I want to pay particular tribute to Mr Bowes. |
| "But he has paid a terrible price. I am desperately sorry for him and his family." | "But he has paid a terrible price. I am desperately sorry for him and his family." |
| Mr Bowes, of Haven Green, Ealing, is believed to have remonstrated with some teenagers who were setting fire to two industrial bins on Spring Bridge Road. | Mr Bowes, of Haven Green, Ealing, is believed to have remonstrated with some teenagers who were setting fire to two industrial bins on Spring Bridge Road. |
| Police officers were then pelted with missiles as they came to his aid. | Police officers were then pelted with missiles as they came to his aid. |
| Det Ch Insp John McFarlane said Mr Bowes had been "violently assaulted and knocked to the ground". | Det Ch Insp John McFarlane said Mr Bowes had been "violently assaulted and knocked to the ground". |
| He added: "Through CCTV we have identified a strong suspect. | He added: "Through CCTV we have identified a strong suspect. |
| "I know that on seeing these images of him people will be able to identify him. | "I know that on seeing these images of him people will be able to identify him. |
| "He had been in close proximity to the attack, recording the events on a mobile device. | "He had been in close proximity to the attack, recording the events on a mobile device. |
| "If you are the suspect in the CCTV, do the decent thing and give yourself up." | "If you are the suspect in the CCTV, do the decent thing and give yourself up." |