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17/07/2007
More time granted to quiz Manchester murder suspect
Police have been given further time to continue questioning a man on suspicion of murdering a mother and her two teenage children.
Detectives now have until the early hours of Wednesday morning to continue questioning Pierre Williams, 32, about the killings of Beverley Samuels, Kesha Wizzart and Fred Junior Wizzart.
The bodies of Ms Samuels, 36, Kesha, 18, and Fred, 13, were all found in their home in Thelwall Avenue in Fallowfield, Manchester last Thursday evening.
Post-mortem examinations revealed that the family all died from head injuries.
Mr Williams, a former friend of Ms Samuels, was arrested on suspicion of murder in Birmingham on Saturday.
On Tuesday, police appealed for a taxi driver, whom they believe could provide information in the case to come forward.
The taxi driver, who is described as middle-aged, Asian and wearing gold-rimmed glasses, dropped a man off at an address on Manor Road in Levenshulme between 9am and 9:15am on July 12. The man then came out about ten minutes later and police said that they believed that the taxi driver took him to Manchester city centre, where he may have been dropped off at Piccadilly Station, or possibly a bus station.
Police also said that prior to the stop on Manor Road, the driver may have picked up a passenger in the Fallowfield area.
The passenger was described as black, in his early thirties, around 5ft 8 ins tall, of medium build and wearing a black leather jacket.
Detective Superintendent Ian Foster said: "If this sounds familiar to any cab driver, I would urge you to contact our incident room on: 0161 8563691. You may hold vital information which could be of great help to the investigation."
(KMcA/JM)
Detectives now have until the early hours of Wednesday morning to continue questioning Pierre Williams, 32, about the killings of Beverley Samuels, Kesha Wizzart and Fred Junior Wizzart.
The bodies of Ms Samuels, 36, Kesha, 18, and Fred, 13, were all found in their home in Thelwall Avenue in Fallowfield, Manchester last Thursday evening.
Post-mortem examinations revealed that the family all died from head injuries.
Mr Williams, a former friend of Ms Samuels, was arrested on suspicion of murder in Birmingham on Saturday.
On Tuesday, police appealed for a taxi driver, whom they believe could provide information in the case to come forward.
The taxi driver, who is described as middle-aged, Asian and wearing gold-rimmed glasses, dropped a man off at an address on Manor Road in Levenshulme between 9am and 9:15am on July 12. The man then came out about ten minutes later and police said that they believed that the taxi driver took him to Manchester city centre, where he may have been dropped off at Piccadilly Station, or possibly a bus station.
Police also said that prior to the stop on Manor Road, the driver may have picked up a passenger in the Fallowfield area.
The passenger was described as black, in his early thirties, around 5ft 8 ins tall, of medium build and wearing a black leather jacket.
Detective Superintendent Ian Foster said: "If this sounds familiar to any cab driver, I would urge you to contact our incident room on: 0161 8563691. You may hold vital information which could be of great help to the investigation."
(KMcA/JM)
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Police have been granted extra time to question a man on suspicion of murdering a mother and her two teenage children. The bodies of Beverley Samuels, 36, her daughter Kesha Wizzart, 18, and 13-year-old son Fred Junior Wizzart were found in their home in Thelwall Avenue in Fallowfield, Manchester last Thursday evening.
More time granted to quiz triple murder suspect
Police have been granted extra time to question a man on suspicion of murdering a mother and her two teenage children. The bodies of Beverley Samuels, 36, her daughter Kesha Wizzart, 18, and 13-year-old son Fred Junior Wizzart were found in their home in Thelwall Avenue in Fallowfield, Manchester last Thursday evening.
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