Mr Robinson told the M.E.N last month: Its become more of a mystery as time has gone on. [15], Maureen Toogood was recovering from a stroke at the time of Lytton's identification[16] and died in 2020.[17]. But when Detective Sergeant John Coleman saw the body, he immediately thought there was something more deliberate. He did not tell Toogood but mentioned to neighbours that he could not afford the mortgage anymore. But this man was not wearing anything approaching the right clothing for the walk or the weather - a jacket, shirt, sweater, corduroy trousers and slip-on shoes. Vesely-Shore explains quite a few of the bodies are of people who have taken their own lives. What do we tell him? Signs that the man had been in Pakistan not long before his death included a 10-centimetre (3.9in) titanium surgical plate, only available legally in Pakistan, attached to his left femur near the hip, and a container used to carry the strychnine, originally used for a common medication (thyroxine), had a printed label with text in English and Urdu. The inquest heard he became changed and withdrawn and never recovered from the death of his unborn child. We have carried out a number of enquiries and as a result are now treating his death as suspicious. But the one remaining survivor is alive and well. We live every day in a horrible dream and wonder what happened to him and why. Menu. Single - Ealing Broadway to Central London, Return - London Terminals to Manchester Stations. "It's also likely he researched all the steps in his journey from Pakistan to Greenfield by surfing the internet - he spent a lot of time in internet cafs while living in Pakistan," he said. When he had suddenly left Toogood suspected he had gone to the United States but he had in fact relocated to Hassan Town, a neighborhood in Lahore, Pakistan. The mystery of the man found at Dovestone reservoir has finally been solved, an inquest has heard. A post-mortem examination had revealed. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. In February, police were called to Dovestone Reservoir following reports that a body had been seen. "Oldham was written in large letters underneath. The concerned landlord told him there was no way he could make it back before sunset but the man set off to the beauty spot undeterred. We are reminded of Craig every single day. Police were called to the reservoir on 24 February after reports a body had been seen. Nobody can alter what happened but it would be good if we could at least get some answers and find out what happened.. Instead, he came back into the station. Away from the world of fiction, it was the poison of choice of mole-catchers, until it was banned across the European Union in 2006. In addition there are 131 unidentified body parts. We have received fantastic support from many key contacts such as the National Crime Agency, the British Embassy in Lahore and medical professionals in the UK and Pakistan as well as the public, the media and, of course, the coroner who we have carried out these enquiries on behalf of. The man's body was found at the Saddleworth reservoir in December 2015 - his identity has been unknown until now. To go to that place to die. He had recently left Leeds University where he had studied psychology and sociology but did not graduate. The injury was a serious one - caused by quite a significant impact fall - either from a running or standing position or a collision with an obstacle, says Coleman. 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He didnt stay in there too long, Chapman explains, He more or less walked in and walked out. Forensic toxicologist Dr Hilary Hamnett, from the University of Glasgow, says strychnine poisoning is very unusual - Ive never seen a case of it in my career. He spent a bit longer there but, again, did not seem to spend any money. Weve got the family members out there who may not even know that the gentleman has died. In a news release, the Hillsborough Sheriff's Office said an unharmed infant also was in the apartment. Some plates and implants used in surgery have batch numbers, making it easy for them to be traced. 'Hold my hands up' - Graeme Souness admits he got it wrong about Manchester United star Lisandro Martinez, The Argentinian was picked apart following defeat at Brentford but has since been a revelation in red, How well do you really know Greater Manchester? He returned to Marks and Spencer and this time he bought a sandwich. He spoke positively about his plans for this year. Updated: Mar 3, 2023 / 07:33 AM EST. Detectives investigating his death have now discovered Craig had confided in a friend to say he feared for his safety and officers have launched a murder investigation. The quarry next to Dovestone rocks is where the Peregrines nest and climbing is forbidden during that time. The dead body . The 1980s, the inquest heard, also corresponded with a tragedy in Mr Lytton's personal life. He planned to get some money together to get his driving licence and then a driving job. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. They said Craigs son, now nine, still asks questions about his father with heartbroken couple not knowing what to tell him. We are totally devastated that Craig has died, we will never forgot him and will keep his memory alive for his son Little Craig.. Just the top of the mountain.. Mr Nield, who taught physics and maths and has researched the tragic case extensively, told the Manchester Evening News : "I grew up in Saddleworth and know the area well. Following these enquiries, police are now treating Craigs death as suspicious and a murder investigation has been launched. In March 2017 the BBC reported additional details, many of them taken from interviews with Lytton's former girlfriend Maureen Toogood and various sources in the London area as well as Pakistan. Craig is described as being of slim build, around 5ft 10in tall and when he was last seen he wearing a grey hooded top and blue combat pants. You go and visit South Ealing train station, thinking hes come through off the Piccadilly Line, and theres no CCTV in working order on that day. A post-mortem examination previously revealed that Mr Lytton had an operation in Pakistan to insert a mid-femur titanium plate onto his left thigh bone. As well as poring over the CCTV footage in London, they have also retraced his steps in Manchester. The. READ MORE Save E-mail . His body was recovered by underwater search teams on February 24, 2014. Incident Log 936: Man found deceased, approximate age 65 to 75 Location: Beauty spot, Chew Track from Dovestone Reservoir It was the position of the body which somehow seemed strange. [13] Salim Aktar, Lytton's close friend for more than 30 years, did not know of Maureen Toogood's existence. The people of Manchester make this city what it is", 'Is that you?' He was thought he could have been living in Pakistan, and that he was white, aged between 65 and 70, and possibly travelling alone from Pakistan to London. Mr Lytton had bought a return train ticket and travelled from Ealing Broadway train station to Manchester Piccadilly via Euston on Friday, December 11. Every time you think youve got a line of enquiry, that enquiry closes very sharply, he says. Investigating detectives surmised the man may have been Stephen Evans, a survivor of the crash, but it was discounted after the BBC worked out, based on the 1949 report and the police statement, that he worked at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and contacted him. [5], In January 2017 the body was identified as 67-year-old David Lytton, who had flown into Heathrow Airport from Lahore in Pakistan on 10 December 2015. Date published: 18 April 2018 Print. Illustration of a Strychnine tree (Strychnos nux-vomica)(SPL). They separated at some point and Toogood got married but they stayed in touch and Toogood visited Lytton on a regular basis and helped around the house. Det Sgt Coleman added that enquiries were made with the UK passport office and images and further passenger details were obtained. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Why did the man travel all the way to the moorland track where he was found? Parents Carolyn and Stephen Wilcox have now issued a plea for information, three years to the day after he disappeared from his home in Greater Manchester. But Greater . Some count the area where the body was discovered as being part of Saddleworth Moor. But wanting to know why the man was walking from that direction, Coleman went to South Ealing to investigate. Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletter, You can sign up very simply by following the instructions here. Despite the absence of a phone or wallet, the man did have some possessions on him. He had died from poisoning. "Nobody has been able to find any connection at all between David Lytton and north west England, let alone Saddleworth and Chew Valley. Something went wrong, please try again later. Coleman travelled south and met up with officers from the Metropolitan Police. People of all shapes, sizes and ages are walking over a pedestrian crossing into Ealing Broadway station. With him, police found three train tickets, 130 in cash, all in 10 notes, and an empty medicine bottle, emblazoned with Arabic writing. Lytton and Toogood became a couple and conceived a child but Toogood had a miscarriage which Lytton did not take well. The investigation into his true identity captured significant media attention, both in the UK and internationally, with the press office receiving calls from countries such as Pakistan, USA and Japan. Six months have now passed since the man on the moor lay down by the path and died, and still no-one has even the vaguest notion of who he is. Craig had plans for the rest of his life, plans that included his six-year-old son. There are so many of these lines of enquiry which have proved to be fruitless.. HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The body of a man was found in a wooded area near Memorial Park on Friday morning, according to Houston police. CCTV images were also traced from London Ealing and Manchester Piccadilly train stations which Det Sgt Coleman also said were a positive match. Craig, who had a six-year-old son at the time of his disappearance on January 6, 2014, had told a friend that people were after him.. When officers attended, supported by an underwater search team, the body of 28-year-old Craig Wilcox was recovered from the water. The tragic case went on to baffle detectives for many months. He had a great sense of humour and I cant say anything bad about him. Man Utd defender Lisandro Martinez has thanked the fans for the support they have shown him. What started as a body on a hillside in the Peak District has become a multi-national investigation. Get news and views from across Saddleworth straight to your inbox every week. Coleman says he is now dependent on the recollections of consultants and hospital staff and on record-keeping in Pakistan. He was a fantastic father and he had lots of patience and time with his son. [7], Further details emerged in articles in The Guardian during February 2017. We are hoping now to have those sutures categorised and classified, as to their structure material., According to Alister Hart, professor of orthopaedic surgery at University College London and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, different hospitals adopt different techniques, adopt different suture materials at different times.. This came when enquiries set up by the investigation team revealed that a man with a striking resemblance to the artists impression of Neil Dovestone had travelled from Lahore to Heathrow Airport two days before the unidentified man was found. Mr Nield used Google Maps to recreate the scene depicted on the posters. This male appeared to have no return travel arrangements., On Tuesday December 6, 2016, I received the name of David Lytton who was identified as the male matching the profile.. Mr Nield said he believes Mr Lytton's journey was thoroughly planned out. He left the house at 7pm and did not say where he was going. Mr Nelson added: There are other areas of inquiry that need to be pursued and are being pursued in order that I can fulfil my statutory obligation and all being well conclude my enquiries in due course.. For a while, there was speculation that the man could have been one of them, coming back to the area where the crash happened. The family of Mr Lytton had been informed and officers were able to compare DNA from the mystery body with that of a relative to confirm a match. We are especially keen to hear from anyone who visited Dovestones from 6 January 2014 and either saw any suspicious activity on that day or the days following, or believe you saw a man matching Craigs description in the area. In a statement, coroner Simon Nelson read out a statement from Det Sgt John Coleman of GMP, who had been investigating the case. The body of a 66-year-old Clinton man was found Tuesday in a vehicle discovered upside down in water off the Hill Road in Clinton. He said a full inquest into Mr Lyttons death will be held at Rochdale Coroners Court on March 14 at 2pm. Dovestones by DAEMONOLOGIE, released 04 February 2021 1. No clue to who he was. He said: I found there to be a close resemblance between the images.. Officers were called to Dovestone Reservoir just after 2.10pm on Monday . The mystery behind the body found near Dovestone Reservoir has deepened after police revealed he was not the childhood survivor of an infamous air crash. [8] (His change of name explained previous reports that no one named David Lytton had been born in London on 21 April 1948.) I told him theres not enough daylight for him to get there and back today. You think that youll be able to track him back on CCTV into South Ealing and theres no CCTV. Boots on the concourse at Manchester Piccadilly, He didnt have an expression, Chapman says. The Indian's Head summit can be seen to the top right. 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Caroline and Stephen said they believe someone out there knows what happened to their son. Several witnesses have described Lytton as living a minimalist lifestyle and as a loner who enjoyed living alone and keeping to himself. There are screens showing images from about 600 separate cameras. His next stop was WHSmith, the stationers. Read about our approach to external linking. The Chew Track, which runs between two reservoirs, is steep. From the entrance to The Clarence, it is easy to point to the place where the walk to the Chew Track begins, just as Robinson did for the visitor on that Friday afternoon. Did the man fly into the UK before making his final journey to the moor? While it is no longer available to buy legally in the UK, there are certain countries where it is still in use as a poison for pests. In 2006 he sold his house. Why has he undertaken that journey? Coleman asks. It all seemed quite normal. He started at 09:04 on Friday 11 December at Ealing Broadway Station in west London. After leaving Manchester Piccadilly station there is a missing 59 minutes in the timeline. We build popular software for managing Microsoft's Active Directory. The meticulous work exploring these enquiries was all the more impressive considering that the three officers involved continued to investigate multiple other serious incidents that happened in Oldham over the past year. He says when he first saw him the male looked white European, he had white skin. Carolyn and Stephen Wilcox, parents of Craig Wilcox, Craig Wilcox, aged 28, was last seen on 6 January 2014, Det Chief Insp Terry Crompton from Greater Manchester Police Major Incident Team investigating the death of Craig Wilcox, whose body was found in Dovestones Reservoir three years ago. More often than not, people are carrying something from which they can be identified - a mobile phone, credit cards, a travel card. DNA analysis confirmed that Neil was in fact a man called David Lytton, 67, from London. Eight survived. Det Sgt John Coleman told todays hearing that Mr Lytton had travelled to the UK on December 10, 2015, from Lahore airport in Pakistan to Heathrow. Just across the valley, probably 200 yards away, is the site of an avalanche, in 1963, which claimed the lives of two of Englands best mountaineers at the time.. Craig WilcoxDetective Chief Inspector Pete Marsh from GMPs Major Incident Team, said: It was totally out of character for Craig to go missing and when he did not return home his family contacted the police. According to her, Lytton was interested in religions and owned several copies of the Quran. At an inquest in Heywood earlier today, Thursday 26 January 2017, Senior Coroner for Oldham, Mr Simon Nelson confirmed that the true identity of the man found close to Dovestones Reservoir is David Lytton, 67, from London. Some are photographs, most are artists impressions. A post mortem was carried out, but the result was inconclusive. David Lytton (21 April 1948 11 or 12 December 2015), formerly known as David Keith Lautenberg and after the discovery of his body by the placeholder name Neil Dovestone, was a previously unidentified British man found dead on Saddleworth Moor, in the South Pennines of Northern England on 12 December 2015. CTRL + SPACE for auto-complete. BBC News. We were excited. If those trees werent there, you would be able to see the hillside where the first of the bodies were found., The mother of 10-year-old Lesley Ann Downey watches police search Saddleworth Moor for her daughter's body, 1965(Getty Images). He held different jobs later on and his last employment in London was as a train driver for London Underground. If X-rays of serious leg injuries over a number of years can be examined, he believes he will finally be able to give the man his proper name. The 28-year-olds body was discovered in Dovestones Reservoir on Saddleworth Moor in February 2014, with detectives suspecting he was abducted and murdered. The following November he left again, but there was no record of his returning. He then boarded a train to Saddleworth and visited The Clarence pub, where he asked the landlord for directions. Gene Rose, 66, of Gustafson . Craig was last seen on 6 January 2014 at the home of relatives on Norfolk Crescent in Failsworth. The path that leads to the lay-by where the body of 'Neil Dovestone' was found Detectives know he was poisoned by strychnine - a drug often used in Agatha Christie novels - which he may have. The area is by Saddleworth Moor, part of the Peak District National Park. "The poster, probably one of several in the Underground, was part of an advertising campaign to attract new business to the town in the 1980s. When he got to Manchester he visited the enquiry desk and also bought sandwiches which he ate in the station. A full inquest date has been provisionally set for 14 March 2017 at Heywood Coroners Court. David Lytton CCTV at Manchester Piccadilly, Police compiled CCTV footage of his movements, An artist's impression used by police in appeals, Mr Lytton's brother, Jeremy Lawton, addresses the media after the inquest. Hunters in this remote wooded area just off Mountain Hill Road near Route 7 in Perryville stumbled upon a makeshift encampment, but nothing could have prepared them for what they found next. We are totally devastated Craig has died, we will never forgot him and will keep his memory alive for his son Little Craig.. Thirteen months after the discovery of a man's body on Saddleworth Moor and following a painstaking police investigation, the mystery surrounding his identity has been resolved. He returned to Lahore after four days, on 31 March 2007. After eating his food, he walked back down the stairs and went outside to the taxi rank. She said he had lived in a flat in London which was 'devoid of furniture', as he preferred to eat out at cafs and food markets, and slept on a foam mat. The father of Craig Wilcox has paid him tribute: My son was a very generous lad. According to police, the car was towed from the city of Rochester to the Ajax Road location near the airport by a subcontractor with Hertz. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. He bought return tickets, which the police think was a curious decision. 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It was discovered he boarded a train to Manchester Piccadilly railway station via London Euston on Friday, December 11 - just two days after he flew into Heathrow from Lahore, Pakistan, where he had been living for 10 years. The article reported that Lytton had arrived in Lahore on 6 October 2006, leaving almost six months later for Dubai. The last person the man is known to have spoken to was the landlord of The Clarence pub in the village of Greenfield, where many walkers set off from. He was a fantastic father and he had lots of patience and time with his son. However insignificant you think it might be it could be the vital piece of information which may help our investigation.. Melvin Robinson, landlord of The Clarence pub in Greenfield, was the last person Mr Lytton spoke to after he stopped off at The Clarence asking for directions to the Indians Head Summit. In judging whether the man was from the UK or abroad, his choice of clothes may be significant. The last of the questions above was answered first. A 52-year-old Tampa man has been arrested in the death of a person whose body was found in an apartment with a baby Tuesday, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Police contacted the thyroxine manufacturers, GlaxoSmithKline. When he returned to London on 10 December 2015 he was received by a friend at the airport and who told the police Lytton planned to spend some time travelling around. The Missing Persons Bureau works with individual police forces to help find out who some of these people are. Its not nice to call somebody an unknown person, Berry says. His inquest will have to make an official decision about whether this was suicide but the police believe it was. At an inquest in Heywood earlier today, , Senior Coroner for Oldham, Mr Simon Nelson confirmed that the true identity of the man found close to Dovestones Reservoir is David Lytton, 67, from London. "They must have thought it would get a lot of attention on the Underground.". Former neighbours said he was a croupier who had once worked as a train driver for London Underground and after being made redundant from the casino had taken in lodgers, one of whom was of Pakistani appearance. . Cyclist Stuart Crowther at the spot where the body was found. Three post-mortems have now been carried out on the body. The rock is also very unstable and rockfalls are possible at any time. Man Utd defender Lisandro Martinez has thanked the fans for the support they have shown him. The police are hoping that finding out the who might lead to the answers of some of the whys. I imagine he was asking directions or having a discussion about what his plans were., Caught on CCTV a few minutes before he left the station. He spoke positively about his plans for this year. After more than a year of painstaking enquiries, which included media appeals being released in the UK and Pakistan, as well as assistance from the National Crime Agency, detectives investigating the mysterious case of Neil Dovestones have made a positive identification. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The body was found at the Saddleworth beauty spot on December 12, 2015. The 28-year-old's body was discovered in Dovestones Reservoir on Saddleworth Moor in February 2014, with detectives suspecting he was abducted and murdered.. Parents Carolyn and Stephen Wilcox have now issued a plea for information, three years to the day after he disappeared from his .