1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:04,735 NARRATOR: A community is woken by a terrifying attack. 2 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:08,055 Something very tragic has happened right on their doorstep. 3 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:10,695 They're going to be frightened. ls there anyone else in danger? 4 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:15,215 Everyone was being affected at that time. It was just awful. 5 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:16,935 Sorry, Rick. 6 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:19,815 I wish I could have clone a bit more for you. 7 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:23,255 The crime scene holds the secrets behind the case. 8 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:27,455 It's really important to look at different motives 9 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:29,655 around why the attack occurred. 10 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:32,655 I am at my home trying to protect my family. 11 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:34,055 I'm going to be scared. 12 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:35,535 Is it self-defence? 13 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:39,695 Or did it cross the line to become an attack? 14 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:29,535 SIREN WAILS 15 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:30,855 In East London, 16 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:33,735 police are called to the scene of a disturbance in Chadwell Heath. 17 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:39,495 For the officers, turning up is very, very full-on. 18 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,775 It was chaotic, a lot of noise. 19 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:44,815 It's a very close-knit community. 20 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:47,095 They're all concerned because they've heard noise 21 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:48,495 and there's blood everywhere. 22 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:51,975 Neighbours tell police and paramedics 23 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:54,175 that a man, his son, 24 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:57,175 and the family dog are seriously injured 25 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:00,735 after being attacked by masked men with machetes. 26 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:02,935 The first responders are key. 27 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:04,895 Firstly, they're going to try and preserve life. 28 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:06,615 ls there anyone else in danger? 29 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:11,335 The second part of their role would be preserving the crime scene. 30 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:15,295 Family members identify the injured men 31 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:19,295 as Paul Hayden and his eldest son, Ricky. 32 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:23,735 A deep wound in Ricky's left thigh has severed major arteries. 33 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:31,975 That night, I was staying with my mum and clad, 34 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:35,215 and about 1 :20, 1 :30 in the morning, 35 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:38,415 I gets a phone call from one of my neighbours at Gibbfield. 36 00:02:39,640 --> 00:02:41,815 I woke my mum up, said to my mum that 37 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:44,415 the neighbour had said Rick had been stabbed. 38 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:49,575 I went up to Gibbfield. 39 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:54,215 The road was shut off and there was people everywhere, 40 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:56,415 but all I cared about was my son. 41 00:02:56,440 --> 00:03:00,775 I see an ambulance at the end of the road, 42 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:04,135 and the door was open. 43 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:07,175 Ancl I just see my son lying there on the stretcher. 44 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:11,455 Erm, I tried to go towards him, 45 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:14,375 and the paramedics said, "We're working on him. 46 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:16,935 "You can't see him at the moment." I said, "|'m his mum." 47 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:19,455 Ancl with that, 48 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:22,535 the ambulance just basically shut the doors and pulled away. 49 00:03:23,920 --> 00:03:26,055 I thought I was in a bubble in a dream. 50 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:28,015 I thought, "This isn't real." 51 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:30,295 SIREN WAILS 52 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:36,215 En route to hospital, Ricky has a heart attack. 53 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:41,135 Despite three blood transfusions, he remains critical 54 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:44,135 and is airlifted to a specialist major trauma unit. 55 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:49,655 A consultant came out to me and he said, 56 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:52,375 "The only way we think we can save his life 57 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:54,335 "is by amputating his leg." 58 00:03:55,760 --> 00:04:00,175 That was a really hard decision for a mum to make, 59 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:03,375 knowing full well that that's part of his life, his future. 60 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:08,575 Ricky's injuries were the most serious, 61 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:10,975 but his clad was also very, very seriously injured. 62 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:12,855 He was also our key witness. 63 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:15,775 It was so important we spoke to him as quickly as possible. 64 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:19,375 This was a really dynamic, fast-moving event. 65 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:23,575 Fearing the worst, the homicide team are briefed on the case 66 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:25,415 and CSls are called in. 67 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:29,975 It's quite a confusing incident to start off with. 68 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,815 It's really important for us to try and ascertain, 69 00:04:32,840 --> 00:04:34,415 at some stage, what the motive is, 70 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:37,335 because that may lead us to a weapon, 71 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:40,335 it may lead us to further scenes or further offenders. 72 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:44,295 Forensic evidence is key. 73 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:47,695 You know, what were they wearing? Do they still have the weapon? 74 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:50,895 Blood at a scene is something we're going to work with. 75 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:52,455 Was suspect blood there? 76 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:58,935 Neighbours tried really hard to save Ricky's life. 77 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:02,015 Preservation of life is of paramount importance. 78 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,255 From a crime scene manager's perspective, 79 00:05:04,280 --> 00:05:06,455 that causes me a horrendous nightmare 80 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:08,855 because I've got so much transfer of evidence - 81 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:12,015 they may have transferred their fibres onto his clothing, 82 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:14,815 they may have taken evidence away on the soles of their shoes. 83 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:18,615 The scene is secured until daylight. 84 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:26,415 There was two really important items that were found. 85 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:28,095 One was a mobile phone, 86 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,015 and the second was a sheath from a knife, 87 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:32,455 from a machete knife. 88 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:37,215 These two items clearly stand out as alien to the scene. 89 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:38,815 Whose mobile phone is it? 90 00:05:38,840 --> 00:05:41,015 Is it the victim's or is it one of the offenders'? 91 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:43,055 There could be a huge amount of intelligence 92 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:46,255 obtained from a mobile phone, not only just cell site data, 93 00:05:46,280 --> 00:05:49,575 but also, obviously, trace evidence, fingerprints and DNA. 94 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:52,855 The exhibits are sent for forensic testing, 95 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:55,015 and police make an application to the phone company 96 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:57,295 for cell site evidence. 97 00:05:57,320 --> 00:06:00,375 Officers at the scene take witness statements. 98 00:06:01,840 --> 00:06:05,615 Something very tragic has happened right on their doorstep, 99 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:08,455 so we need to support that community cos they want to help. 100 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:11,855 It was a very warm evening, 101 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:13,655 and lots of people's windows were open. 102 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:16,575 Neighbours heard shouting 103 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:20,775 and saw the Haydens confronting two masked men in the street. 104 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:23,175 This was nearly two in the morning. 105 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:25,975 You know, they didn't have their shoes on, 106 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:29,615 had woken from their sleep in the safety of their home 107 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:32,935 to be confronted by people who were armed with machetes. 108 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:37,255 They immediately chase after one of the offenders, 109 00:06:37,280 --> 00:06:38,695 and he's got a knife. 110 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:42,535 The Haydens run back to their house for safety, 111 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:45,055 but Ricky trips and falls to the ground. 112 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:49,295 Perry notices his brother on the floor, 113 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:52,215 and Ricky says to Perry, "I think I've been stabbed." 114 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:54,615 The offenders flee the scene, 115 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:57,695 and then his sole attention is to try and save Ricky's life 116 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:00,655 because he can see he's in a very serious condition. 117 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:07,695 The injury is a 16cm wound into his leg. 118 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:10,655 He's got defence wounds all across his arms 119 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:12,775 where he's trying to fight for his life. 120 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:18,415 That afternoon, Ricky's condition worsens. 121 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:25,415 He was critical, critical. 122 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:28,615 And then at about... 123 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:31,815 I think it was about 4:30, the doctors came out 124 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:35,895 and they said, "He's got... His brain is swelling. 125 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:38,415 "We cannot do anything more for him." 126 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:45,855 At 1 1 :41 that evening, surrounded by his family, 127 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:47,655 Ricky passes away. 128 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:52,535 Seeing him die, it shouldn't have been like that. 129 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:55,295 I should have died before him. 130 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:57,215 He had his life mapped out for him. 131 00:07:57,240 --> 00:08:00,215 He didn't have a chance to make a future for himself. 132 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:02,415 It's absolutely imperative 133 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:04,815 we find out who's clone it as soon as possible. 134 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:07,015 Initial thoughts... 135 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:10,415 Have they tried to steal and been confronted by the family? 136 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:15,015 ls there a link between the family and the suspects? 137 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:18,975 ls there any reason why this has happened? 138 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:32,215 In the hours after the fatal stabbing 139 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:34,935 of 27-year-old Ricky Hayden, 140 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:37,335 the community holds a vigil at the scene. 141 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:44,295 If it wasn't for my neighbours, 142 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:47,415 everyone that helped try and stem the bleed, 143 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:49,335 I wouldn't have had that 18 hours with him. 144 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:52,015 Even though he didn't gain consciousness, 145 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:54,895 it meant so much to us. 146 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:59,695 The next few clays were awful. 147 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:02,815 Everyone was being affected at that time - neighbours, family. 148 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:04,455 It was just awful. 149 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:08,335 Ricky followed in his dad's footsteps, 150 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:10,335 working as security for celebrities. 151 00:09:11,680 --> 00:09:14,895 He loved it. He made so many friends. 152 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:17,095 He did the second job, 153 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:21,095 which was a doorman for a club in Romford. 154 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:23,815 It was his second home, to be perfectly honest. 155 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:25,415 He was well-loved there. 156 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:30,215 He was just, like, a pleasure to... to be around. 157 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:34,295 He made everyone laugh. He just brightened up people's clays. 158 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:36,055 I don't think I've ever spoke to anyone 159 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:38,175 that don't speak highly of him. 160 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:45,695 With the community demanding justice, 161 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:48,335 the team are under pressure to find Ricky's killer. 162 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:54,455 Having received urgent medical care, 163 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:57,215 police can now speak to Ricky's dad. 164 00:09:57,240 --> 00:09:58,775 It's really early hours of the morning, 165 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:00,655 and he sees some people come up 166 00:10:00,680 --> 00:10:03,375 and pay an interest in Perry's moped, 167 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:05,575 which is parked up on the drive. 168 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:10,455 Ancl he immediately makes a call that they're going to steal that bike. 169 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:14,455 So he shouts up to Ricky, "Get downstairs. 170 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:16,615 "Someone's trying to nick Perry's bike." 171 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:18,215 Ricky wakes Perry, 172 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:20,055 and then they all get out of the address. 173 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:26,095 He describes seeing Ricky being chased 174 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:28,455 by one of the offenders. 175 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:33,055 Ricky falls to the floor, and then the offender leaps onto Ricky. 176 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:39,415 Paul tells us that he comes out of the house with a baseball bat 177 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:41,575 because he's trying to defend his family, 178 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:43,935 his property, himself. 179 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:48,415 He also lets us know he manages to hit one of the offenders 180 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:49,495 with the baseball bat. 181 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:55,335 This new information adds complexity to the investigation. 182 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:59,375 My job, as the SIO, is to get some clear headspace 183 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:01,215 and think, "What exactly has happened here? 184 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:04,215 "How's that going to play out in court?" 185 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:06,855 There's a phrase that your house is, you know, your castle, 186 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:10,495 so if someone comes to your property and is threatening you, 187 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:13,375 do you have the right to protect yourself? 188 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:15,575 As in this case, do you have the right 189 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:17,135 to take something from your own house 190 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:20,615 and go outside of your address to protect yourself? 191 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:23,415 You know, the law can be complicated 192 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:25,615 because you do have the right to defend yourself. 193 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:28,455 Are the offenders going to say, well, they were being attacked? 194 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:31,015 It's a hard one to tell 195 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:33,375 because motivations in a situation like that 196 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:35,175 is sometimes quite blurred, 197 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:38,535 if an individual feels that their property is going to be taken. 198 00:11:38,560 --> 00:11:41,975 I'm at my home trying to protect my family. 199 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:43,135 I'm going to be scared. 200 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:44,695 Is it self-defence? 201 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:49,095 Or did it cross the line to become an attack? 202 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:54,095 The baseball bat is recovered from the scene 203 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:55,975 and sent for forensic testing. 204 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:00,615 I understand there was very little forensic evidence on there. 205 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:03,095 Yes, there was blood on there, on the handle area. 206 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:05,295 That turned out to be the father's blood. 207 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:10,135 At this scene, there was a huge amount of blood, 208 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:12,655 potentially from three or four different people, 209 00:12:12,680 --> 00:12:13,895 plus animal blood. 210 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:19,375 We need to take samples that reflect the diversity 211 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:22,775 and the variation of stains that are in a crime scene. 212 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:26,175 jo Millington is a renowned specialist 213 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:29,095 in bloodstain pattern analysis. 214 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:30,535 If I'm called to a crime scene, 215 00:12:30,560 --> 00:12:33,375 then the first thing I need is absolute space. 216 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:37,135 I need to digest 217 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:39,335 all of the information that's present. 218 00:12:40,560 --> 00:12:43,855 Bloodstain science is a visual science. 219 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:48,015 It's like putting back together a jigsaw. 220 00:12:48,040 --> 00:12:51,415 It's recreating the puzzle of the crime scene. 221 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:53,575 Ancl it can provide really compelling evidence. 222 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:58,335 Because we've got blood from multiple people, 223 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:01,655 that already starts to complicate matters. 224 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:06,215 Blood doesn't give you a name and address 225 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:07,775 just from looking at it, 226 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:10,735 but the pattern and the distribution of the bloodstains 227 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:15,335 might allow us to... sort of convey different activities 228 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:17,095 that took place within that scene, 229 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:19,655 different injuries that were sustained. 230 00:13:19,680 --> 00:13:22,495 Ancl it might be that information that helps us 231 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:26,335 to differentiate one person's blood from another. 232 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:30,975 CSls find a blood trail leading into the Haydens' home. 233 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:32,775 How did the blood get there? 234 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:34,535 Is it the victim, another victim? 235 00:13:34,560 --> 00:13:36,495 Or maybe the offenders have been injured 236 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:38,655 and they're searching for something in the house. 237 00:13:38,680 --> 00:13:40,855 Maybe it's one of the offenders'. 238 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:42,695 You don't really know what's gone on, 239 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:45,375 so you have to kind of keep a really open mind 240 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:49,135 as to whose blood it might be within the house. 241 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:53,935 While the team waits for forensic leads from the lab, 242 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:57,775 police look for any other reason the family has been targeted. 243 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:02,335 Keeping an open mind is absolutely critical 244 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:03,975 at that early stage. 245 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:07,135 People are going to jump to the conclusion it is a robbery, 246 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:08,895 an attempted theft of that bike. 247 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:10,935 Or was there more to it? 248 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:13,575 Was there something linked to the Hayden family? 249 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:15,095 I needed to find out. 250 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:19,055 Unfortunately, people who are victims 251 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:22,415 may themselves be involved in knife crime. 252 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:24,095 That was not the case here. 253 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:27,295 What's always stuck with me is that Ricky was asleep 254 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:30,335 and he's woken up because his dad's asked for help. 255 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:33,815 There are things most people would do 256 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:37,255 if they heard their family member cry out in the middle of the night. 257 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:38,535 You'd go and help. 258 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:40,335 Ancl you wouldn't expect to be murdered. 259 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:45,135 Ricky and his clad were big parts of that community, 260 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:46,975 they're very well-known, 261 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:49,775 so this sent shock waves through the community. 262 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:55,255 This is a traditional East London community, 263 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:58,855 very family-focused, very close-knit, 264 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:00,575 always looking out for each other, 265 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:04,135 and this was very much the case for this awful event. 266 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:09,815 We established from speaking to the local residents 267 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:12,055 that they'd seen the suspects 268 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:15,335 kind of loitering around that road on their moped. 269 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:21,735 They seemed to look at other people's mopeds on their drives 270 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:24,375 and they were seen brandishing a machete. 271 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:28,535 CRAIG PINKNEY: These things are designed for destruction. 272 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:33,255 Even if a person doesn't intend to hurt or harm someone, 273 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:36,415 the fact that they're wielding a knife of such structure 274 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:38,935 most definitely puts someone in a scenario 275 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:41,215 where it actually can become quite fatal. 276 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:44,455 Witnesses described two other males turning up 277 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:48,495 halfway through the incident, and they were both on bikes, 278 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:51,015 and they leave the scene after the stabbing, also. 279 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:55,575 We need to find that push-bike, we need to find that moped. 280 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:58,775 Because they are going to be really forensically rich for us. 281 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:04,215 Specially trained officers begin a fingertip search 282 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:05,495 of the entire estate. 283 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:09,255 Detectives find the suspected robbery 284 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:12,655 has partially been captured on a low-quality door-bell camera. 285 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:18,175 The CCTV was critical. 286 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:22,215 You could see the suspects coming up into the estate 287 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:24,935 and then, after the... the event, leaving. 288 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:27,495 You know, that is the real buzz 289 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:29,375 of being a senior investigating officer. 290 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:32,615 You have the really grainy image of somebody 291 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:35,615 and you have to find out who that person is. 292 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:39,335 Can we catch them after the event when their guard is down? 293 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:40,935 After the event, 294 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:43,615 there's two suspect groups that go in different directions, 295 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:45,775 so that's not going to stop us. 296 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:48,295 We just increase our CCTV parameters 297 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:50,975 and put even more time and effort into tracking them. 298 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:55,015 But the community already has suspicions 299 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:56,295 about who they are. 300 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:01,575 These are people who are involved in criminality and violence, 301 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:04,735 menaces to the people of Chadwell Heath, 302 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:06,935 selling drugs within their local area, 303 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:09,815 used to carrying weapons. 304 00:17:11,320 --> 00:17:13,455 POLICE RADIO: 'Right, we've got tactical contact. 305 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:15,255 'One detained. One runner.' 306 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:19,495 At the time, moped crime was massive. 307 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:22,135 It had really hit London and was peaking. 308 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:25,775 Young offenders, parts of organised crime groups, 309 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:30,015 were stealing mopeds to commit mobile phone thefts, 310 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:32,335 snatches of people's expensive jewellery, 311 00:17:32,360 --> 00:17:33,775 the trafficking of drugs. 312 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:37,735 The motivations for moped robberies - 313 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:40,615 it's fast, it's exciting, there's a buzz, 314 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:43,895 and at the end of it, you're going to get some money. 315 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:46,815 You may get some status. You may get some popularity. 316 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:49,015 So there's a whole host of reasons here 317 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:51,375 of why an individual would be motivated 318 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:53,615 to engage in this type of behaviour. 319 00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:59,455 So, when we looked at this case, 320 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:02,415 was this linked to one of these high-profile 321 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:03,895 organised crime groups? 322 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:07,415 Were they stealing a moped to go and commit other crimes? 323 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:11,295 12 hours before Ricky was killed, 324 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:13,495 the team tracks two of the local gang 325 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:16,415 to a parade of shops near to the crime scene. 326 00:18:18,760 --> 00:18:23,215 They pull a machete out and chase this other person away. 327 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:25,655 So, this is who we're dealing with - 328 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:28,815 people who aren't frightened to carry large knives, 329 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:31,655 who think they've got the... the run of the estate, 330 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:35,415 and who are just terrorising people, whether they're young children, 331 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:38,495 older people trying to go in the shop. 332 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:40,735 So, you're only going to do that if you're involved, 333 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:44,255 from my experience, in drug dealing, in crime. 334 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:47,655 Police intelligence finds 335 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:50,855 the men used the street names Aaron and Joseph, 336 00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:52,975 and were threatening rival drug dealers. 337 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:56,935 In the context of groups like street gangs, 338 00:18:56,960 --> 00:18:59,895 sometimes, a name may hold a particular status. 339 00:18:59,920 --> 00:19:03,295 That name may be linked to an individual or groups of people 340 00:19:03,320 --> 00:19:05,815 that may have a history in particular criminalities. 341 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:09,655 These suspects were actively selling drugs 342 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:11,255 within their local area. 343 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:14,215 That was something we considered - was Ricky involved in that? 344 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:16,375 Ancl absolutely no, he was not. 345 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:18,295 But the incident at the shops 346 00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:21,175 bears similarities to the attack on Ricky. 347 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:24,775 They'd used both mopeds and mountain bikes. 348 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:28,015 When you combine the fact that they are armed with machetes, 349 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:31,535 they are armed with other knives, it led me to believe that, 350 00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:36,455 you know, we are dealing with local criminals, part of a gang. 351 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:40,255 As the team continues to gather intelligence 352 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:42,455 on the suspects' true identities, 353 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:46,255 the results from the blood samples taken at the scene are back. 354 00:19:46,280 --> 00:19:49,095 Unfortunately, we weren't able to find 355 00:19:49,120 --> 00:19:52,295 any of the suspects' blood at that scene. 356 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:56,175 jO MILLINGTON: In terms of contamination, 357 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:57,455 that's a real problem. 358 00:19:57,480 --> 00:20:01,175 You know, people are moving around in that scene. 359 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:03,975 They might be tracking that blood around on their footwear 360 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:08,175 and they may be changing it so much that it's masking information. 361 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:09,975 There'll be cases where 362 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:13,015 the bloodstains are changed so dramatically 363 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:15,695 that we can't wind it back 364 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:17,815 to understand what was there originally. 365 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:22,815 SARAH THIRKELL: When the samples were looked at in the forensic lab 366 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:25,015 of the blood trail going up the stairs, into the house, 367 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:26,655 it was found to be animal blood, 368 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:29,575 and it actually turned out to be the family pet dog's blood. 369 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:31,535 At the time of the incident, 370 00:20:31,560 --> 00:20:36,015 Roxy had been trying to protect her owners, 371 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:38,935 and had sadly been slashed right across her chest, 372 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:42,015 and then had obviously run inside, into refuge. 373 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:45,095 SUE HEDGES: Sing! Sing! ROXY YOWLS 374 00:20:45,120 --> 00:20:46,815 CHILD LAUGHS 375 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:49,335 One of our neighbours took Roxy to the vet's - 376 00:20:49,360 --> 00:20:51,855 got her in her car, took her straightaway. 377 00:20:54,120 --> 00:20:57,375 But when the dog came back, I couldn't find her, 378 00:20:57,400 --> 00:21:00,255 and I went upstairs, 379 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:02,935 and there she was on the floor in Ricky's room, 380 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:06,695 just laying there, as if she knew Ricky weren't there. 381 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:12,815 The team double down their efforts to find the bikes 382 00:21:12,840 --> 00:21:15,135 and moped used by the suspects. 383 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:18,935 jO MILLINGTON: Spatter and other bloodstains 384 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:21,095 were being produced during the attack. 385 00:21:21,120 --> 00:21:24,015 As soon as that bike is removed, 386 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:26,855 it takes away information from the crime scene. 387 00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:32,735 Suspecting the bikes and moped have been hidden or dumped locally, 388 00:21:32,760 --> 00:21:34,895 the team appeal to the close-knit community 389 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:36,295 for any sightings. 390 00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:40,215 A member of the public phoned up 391 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:42,215 to say she'd found two mountain bikes 392 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:45,295 dumped at the back of her address near to the scene. 393 00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:52,575 Time to pause and treat that as a new crime scene, 394 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:54,135 consult with a crime scene manager, 395 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:57,095 be really hopeful that it's our bike. 396 00:21:57,120 --> 00:22:01,015 This may or may not be linked to the offence, 397 00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:04,455 but you've always got to treat it as if it is the offender's 398 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:06,255 until proven otherwise. 399 00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:08,695 There is potential to get forensic evidence, 400 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:12,335 but also there's potential to have a lot of contamination on that bike. 401 00:22:12,360 --> 00:22:14,735 Anyone can walk past and touch a bike. 402 00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:17,455 Swabs are sent for analysis. 403 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:23,575 On the brake of that bike, there was some DNA, 404 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:25,735 and the DNA came back as Ricky's. 405 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:31,135 Finding the victim's blood on a bike is fantastic evidence, 406 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:33,055 but how has that blood got on there? 407 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:37,015 From a forensic perspective, it's not possible for us to timeline 408 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:39,215 when that type of evidence has been put on. 409 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:41,775 I'd imagine the police would've found that quite frustrating, 410 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:43,615 and desperate to find further evidence 411 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:45,735 to be able to nail the offenders. 412 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:52,055 The team test the machete sheath and mobile phone found at the scene. 413 00:22:53,360 --> 00:22:55,295 The machete sheath found at the scene 414 00:22:55,320 --> 00:22:56,975 didn't provide any further links. 415 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:01,975 Digital analysis finds the phone is unregistered. 416 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:04,815 Scientists look for hidden traces of the user. 417 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:09,535 A couple of areas on the phone - in the ports on the outside, 418 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:11,095 but more importantly, 419 00:23:11,120 --> 00:23:13,775 battery and SIM card within the phone - 420 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:16,135 reveal the full DNA profile of a male. 421 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:19,575 The DNA database came up with a hit... 422 00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:26,535 ...a guy called Tommy Roome who had over 25 previous convictions. 423 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:28,975 Tommy Roome is living in the... 424 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:31,455 the local area at that time. 425 00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:35,775 He is somebody who would be used to dealing with the police 426 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:38,895 and be aware of police tactics, be very forensically aware. 427 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:43,615 By the age of 20, if you, you know, have 25 convictions, 428 00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:47,375 that is... concerning, very concerning. 429 00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:01,895 A mobile phone recovered from the scene 430 00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:04,375 of the fatal stabbing of Ricky Hayden 431 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:08,055 has returned a DNA profile belonging to a prolific offender... 432 00:24:09,120 --> 00:24:11,215 ..20-year-old Tommy Roome. 433 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:15,895 CRAIG PINKNEY: Roome's previous convictions tells me 434 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:19,335 that there was some level of adverse childhood experiences. 435 00:24:19,360 --> 00:24:21,855 Part of my work, I look at childhood trauma 436 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:24,775 and the things that can happen later on in life. 437 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:28,455 Ancl I think it's important that we look at these particular cases 438 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:30,335 and look at the historical background 439 00:24:30,360 --> 00:24:31,495 of these individuals 440 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:34,255 because it helps us to paint a very interesting picture. 441 00:24:34,280 --> 00:24:36,855 Despite his criminal past, 442 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:40,735 police need further evidence linking him to the crime scene. 443 00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:44,215 When forensics provides a name of an offender, 444 00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:46,655 the police have then got a very difficult situation. 445 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:48,015 Do they have enough evidence 446 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:51,295 to potentially charge somebody with an offence? 447 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:55,095 ls DNA evidence in the mobile phone enough to charge the offender 448 00:24:55,120 --> 00:24:57,135 with the murder of Ricky? No. 449 00:24:57,160 --> 00:25:00,375 There needs to be more than just a phone dropped at the scene. 450 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:02,175 Someone else could have dropped the phone. 451 00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:05,055 Someone else could have planted that phone at the scene. 452 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:06,975 Having a DNA profile on a mobile phone 453 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:09,575 isn't necessarily going to convict someone for murder. 454 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:14,215 The team begin tracking Roome's movements 455 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:16,575 around the time of the suspected robbery 456 00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:19,055 using CCTV and cell site data. 457 00:25:20,840 --> 00:25:23,495 As our CCTV picture builds up, 458 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:28,695 we can see that Tommy Roome is very active on the estate. 459 00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:32,215 He was wrapped around this anti-social behaviour - 460 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:35,455 suspected drug dealing, violence. 461 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:38,255 We see him in possession of a machete, 462 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:41,095 threatening other people before this event. 463 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:45,055 Police intelligence finds Roome is the man known as Aaron 464 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:48,095 seen at the shops threatening rival drug dealers. 465 00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:51,975 Violence becomes a norm 466 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:54,375 when individuals grow up in an environment 467 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:59,615 where these patterned behaviours happen over and over and over again. 468 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:03,015 When people seem to be dealing with their everyday problems 469 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:06,135 in this particular manner, it becomes somewhat normal. 470 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:11,495 Detectives still need to work out if Roome attacked Ricky. 471 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:15,215 They focus on the mountain bike he's seen riding at the shops. 472 00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:18,815 A CCTV expert was used. 473 00:26:18,840 --> 00:26:20,855 They were able to identify two bikes, 474 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:23,615 which were very similar to the bikes that had been abandoned. 475 00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:26,015 Great evidence, but you still need to find out 476 00:26:26,040 --> 00:26:27,975 who was using those bikes at the time. 477 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:30,895 Have the bikes been stolen and used by somebody else, 478 00:26:30,920 --> 00:26:33,095 or has it been like a pool bike 479 00:26:33,120 --> 00:26:35,495 and been used by lots of different people? 480 00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:38,215 So, finding CCTV evidence is good, 481 00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:40,735 erm, but, again, you still need to find out 482 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:43,055 who was riding the bike at the time of the offence. 483 00:26:44,360 --> 00:26:46,375 The team needs more information 484 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:50,255 about who Roome was with on the night of the stabbing. 485 00:26:50,280 --> 00:26:53,855 There was an expectation to find these people. 486 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:56,975 It was becoming evident that they've been causing trouble, 487 00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:58,815 erm, in the local area, 488 00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:02,815 and the public really wanted us to make early arrests. 489 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:08,895 We held a community meeting to just show our support, 490 00:27:08,920 --> 00:27:10,735 allow people to air their views, 491 00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:14,175 and provided a number, and also Crimestoppers 492 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:15,855 so people could call in anonymously. 493 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:21,055 A member of the public comes forward. 494 00:27:21,080 --> 00:27:23,815 They find a helmet in their garden 495 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:25,575 that has been dumped, thrown over a wall... 496 00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:31,095 ...and initial examination shows flecks of blood on the outside. 497 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:35,855 This is sent to the forensic lab as a priority. 498 00:27:37,400 --> 00:27:40,175 They found blood on the visor, 499 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:43,455 and the blood was submitted to the DNA database. 500 00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:45,655 And it came back as the victim Ricky's blood. 501 00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:47,375 But they also found some fingerprints. 502 00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:53,895 Aluminium powder is good for smooth, shiny surfaces. 503 00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:56,335 So, this aluminium powder sticks to the... 504 00:27:56,360 --> 00:27:58,295 the sweat of the fingerprints, basically. 505 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:02,295 And you can see the ridge detail appearing with the powder. 506 00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:08,015 So, to lift the fingerprints, this is almost like just Sellotape. 507 00:28:08,040 --> 00:28:11,215 It lifts the powder off the surface. 508 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:14,255 So, basically, you're lifting the fingerprint off the surface. 509 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:17,335 Then any fingerprints would have been loaded 510 00:28:17,360 --> 00:28:19,255 to the national fingerprint database 511 00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:21,175 to see if it matched anybody on there. 512 00:28:23,960 --> 00:28:26,735 The database returns two matches - 513 00:28:26,760 --> 00:28:31,895 Tommy Roome, and another drug dealer using the street name Ghost. 514 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:33,935 Police quickly locate and arrest Ghost. 515 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:37,415 He insists he knows nothing about the stabbing. 516 00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:39,695 But Roome is not at home. 517 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:45,615 Tommy would have known he was now being looked at by the police. 518 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:47,255 We were going to his home address, 519 00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:50,415 to his kind of known associates, asking where he was. 520 00:28:50,440 --> 00:28:53,135 The pressure is on the investigation team 521 00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:56,215 to bring him into custody as soon as possible. 522 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:57,775 It became a manhunt. 523 00:29:00,200 --> 00:29:03,335 Police intelligence is used to track Roome down. 524 00:29:03,360 --> 00:29:06,455 The team continues to build the case. 525 00:29:06,480 --> 00:29:08,815 The CCTV mapping is essential. 526 00:29:08,840 --> 00:29:12,175 Have a look around where that bike helmet was found. 527 00:29:12,200 --> 00:29:15,335 Do we see someone coming into that part of the scene? 528 00:29:15,360 --> 00:29:18,295 Ancl do we see them physically throw that hat away? 529 00:29:20,240 --> 00:29:24,695 CCTV shows the four travel together up Arneways Avenue. 530 00:29:24,720 --> 00:29:27,495 Two men swap vehicles, and the group split. 531 00:29:29,720 --> 00:29:32,775 The pair on the moped travel past where the helmet was dumped 532 00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:34,975 before disappearing. 533 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:37,615 The men on the mountain bikes head towards the A12, 534 00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:40,935 where the bikes were abandoned, but they stop on the way. 535 00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:47,855 We find a location we believe our suspects have been staying in, 536 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:50,535 and this is a real key line of inquiry. 537 00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:55,535 A warrant is secured to search the house. 538 00:29:58,440 --> 00:30:01,295 During the house search, there will be a list of items 539 00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:02,975 pertinent to the investigation. 540 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:04,815 It might be an item of clothing 541 00:30:04,840 --> 00:30:09,055 or a pair of shoes that they've seen on CCTV. 542 00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:11,175 It might be the knife itself. 543 00:30:17,720 --> 00:30:20,375 We find significant items of clothing and footwear 544 00:30:20,400 --> 00:30:22,015 inside that address, 545 00:30:22,040 --> 00:30:25,295 and this gets sent off for a priority forensic examination. 546 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:32,655 Is this offenders' clothing from the murder of Ricky? 547 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:34,135 Or is it completely unrelated? 548 00:30:36,800 --> 00:30:40,615 On the estate, specialist officers hone the search for evidence, 549 00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:43,535 looking along the offenders' escape routes. 550 00:30:43,560 --> 00:30:46,975 Having an indication as to what the weapon may well be - 551 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:50,335 a large machete - this then will direct 552 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:54,255 the search teams to search for this kind of weapon. 553 00:30:54,280 --> 00:30:57,375 A fingertip search can take a huge amount of time, 554 00:30:57,400 --> 00:30:58,775 but it's very detailed, 555 00:30:58,800 --> 00:31:01,175 and if the evidence is there, they will find it. 556 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:08,775 We are looking everywhere - in gutters, in drains. 557 00:31:08,800 --> 00:31:12,015 Five clays into that search 558 00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:16,375 and we find a significant item underneath a bin. 559 00:31:18,360 --> 00:31:21,375 Finding a weapon is key to an investigation 560 00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:23,615 because it really is a big piece of the jigsaw. 561 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:26,215 It can give you the kind of user's DNA, 562 00:31:26,240 --> 00:31:29,895 who held that weapon, who had access to that weapon. 563 00:31:29,920 --> 00:31:33,375 Did it make contact with the victim? Is it victim's blood? 564 00:31:33,400 --> 00:31:35,575 Is it consistent with the injuries to the victim? 565 00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:38,255 Also, you're taking that weapon off the streets. 566 00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:44,815 The 25cm machete and its sheath are sent for forensic testing. 567 00:31:46,640 --> 00:31:51,215 With only Ghost in custody, the hunt for Roome continues. 568 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:53,855 We were really putting the pressure on him, 569 00:31:53,880 --> 00:31:55,575 and this did result in 570 00:31:55,600 --> 00:31:58,175 him handing himself in to a police station. 571 00:32:03,440 --> 00:32:05,615 CRAIG PINKNEY: If I decide to turn myself in, 572 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:09,095 then maybe the authorities may be thinking that I'm not guilty, 573 00:32:09,120 --> 00:32:10,935 but that doesn't remove me from the fact that, 574 00:32:10,960 --> 00:32:13,175 prior to handing myself in, 575 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:16,295 that I haven't tampered with or made sure that 576 00:32:16,320 --> 00:32:20,055 any evidence that may link me to a particular crime has been removed. 577 00:32:20,080 --> 00:32:24,855 Tommy Roome is arrested on suspicion of murder. 578 00:32:24,880 --> 00:32:27,095 When somebody is arrested into custody, 579 00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:29,055 that starts what we call the custody clock. 580 00:32:29,080 --> 00:32:32,455 Erm, ordinarily, that's 24 hours. 581 00:32:32,480 --> 00:32:34,495 So, the investigation team 582 00:32:34,520 --> 00:32:36,815 are really stepping up the investigation. 583 00:32:36,840 --> 00:32:40,015 All the time, you're feeling the pressure. 584 00:32:40,040 --> 00:32:43,215 Can we place Tommy at the crime scene? 585 00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:46,215 ls there key evidence that suggests that he was there? 586 00:32:46,240 --> 00:32:48,175 During questioning, 587 00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:50,615 both Roome and Ghost refuse to comment. 588 00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:54,375 Teams search their homes. 589 00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:58,095 The problem with prolific offenders 590 00:32:58,120 --> 00:32:59,895 is they understand the police systems, 591 00:32:59,920 --> 00:33:01,575 they understand forensic evidence, 592 00:33:01,600 --> 00:33:03,775 or partially understand forensic evidence, 593 00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:07,175 so they will quite often discard items of clothing, 594 00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:09,455 and maybe even give it to an associate 595 00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:11,335 or someone else in the gang to get rid of. 596 00:33:13,320 --> 00:33:15,815 Scientists examine the bloodstained clothing 597 00:33:15,840 --> 00:33:17,815 recovered from the address the suspects visited 598 00:33:17,840 --> 00:33:19,775 after the stabbing. 599 00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:24,295 The shoes had some bloodstaining on the soles of the shoes - 600 00:33:24,320 --> 00:33:27,535 Ricky's blood and also his father's blood. 601 00:33:27,560 --> 00:33:29,375 The problem with having DNA on the sole 602 00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:33,295 rather than the shoe uppers might cause issues at court 603 00:33:33,320 --> 00:33:34,855 because the offender could say, 604 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:37,215 "Well, yeah, but I just walked past the scene 605 00:33:37,240 --> 00:33:39,575 "and that's how I got blood on the underside of my shoes." 606 00:33:40,880 --> 00:33:44,015 These jogging bottoms had some blood on the back pocket, 607 00:33:44,040 --> 00:33:47,215 and they were able to identify who this blood came from. 608 00:33:47,240 --> 00:33:49,055 The blood came back to Ricky, 609 00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:52,295 but also, there was some DNA from Tommy Roome on there. 610 00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:55,015 So, clearly, they are his jogging bottoms 611 00:33:55,040 --> 00:33:56,455 with the victim's blood on. 612 00:33:58,200 --> 00:34:00,455 The team needs the recovered machete 613 00:34:00,480 --> 00:34:03,815 to conclusively link Roome to the crime scene. 614 00:34:03,840 --> 00:34:05,975 The pathologist is able to confirm that 615 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:08,255 that weapon is indeed the weapon 616 00:34:08,280 --> 00:34:10,775 that may well have caused the injuries to our victim. 617 00:34:10,800 --> 00:34:13,615 Bloodstaining came back to Ricky's blood 618 00:34:13,640 --> 00:34:15,295 and also his father's. 619 00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:19,815 Further trace evidence is found on the machete's sheath. 620 00:34:19,840 --> 00:34:23,015 And again, this came back as Tommy's DNA. 621 00:34:23,040 --> 00:34:24,815 It's quite a thrill when you find a weapon. 622 00:34:24,840 --> 00:34:27,775 You know, our sole purpose is to bring people to justice, 623 00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:29,775 so finding potential evidence 624 00:34:29,800 --> 00:34:31,615 that will be able to lock somebody up 625 00:34:31,640 --> 00:34:33,855 for someone's murder is great. 626 00:34:33,880 --> 00:34:37,535 So, Tommy's got to answer questions for that. 627 00:34:37,560 --> 00:34:40,295 You know, he's going to be backed into a corner. 628 00:34:40,320 --> 00:34:42,495 This gives real strength to the investigation team. 629 00:34:42,520 --> 00:34:45,775 Now able to prove Roome was at the crime scene, 630 00:34:45,800 --> 00:34:48,495 and was armed, he's charged with murder. 631 00:34:49,800 --> 00:34:53,655 Forensics from the helmet point to Roome's associate Ghost 632 00:34:53,680 --> 00:34:55,575 as the second knife man, 633 00:34:55,600 --> 00:34:58,455 but the team need more to charge him. 634 00:34:58,480 --> 00:35:01,215 It's not possible for us to timeline 635 00:35:01,240 --> 00:35:03,535 when that type of evidence has been put on. 636 00:35:03,560 --> 00:35:05,215 We have to prove beyond reasonable doubt 637 00:35:05,240 --> 00:35:06,935 that an offender is guilty, 638 00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:10,495 and CPS have to, you know, effectively be happy 639 00:35:10,520 --> 00:35:13,495 that we have enough evidence to take an offender to court 640 00:35:13,520 --> 00:35:16,855 to have a reasonable chance of success of conviction. 641 00:35:16,880 --> 00:35:20,295 The team requests Ghost's cell site data. 642 00:35:23,120 --> 00:35:26,775 A month later, Ricky's family lay him to rest. 643 00:35:35,880 --> 00:35:39,095 SUE HEDGES: The love that everybody showed, you know, for us, 644 00:35:39,120 --> 00:35:42,175 it was just amazing, absolutely amazing. 645 00:35:46,840 --> 00:35:49,255 The sight was just overpowering. 646 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:53,775 The police had to stop the roads 647 00:35:53,800 --> 00:35:57,495 cos there was such a big community arriving. 648 00:35:57,520 --> 00:36:01,055 There was people, like, at the sides of the roads, you know, 649 00:36:01,080 --> 00:36:03,735 bowing their heads and... The old-fashioned way 650 00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:06,815 that my clad said they used to do years ago. 651 00:36:19,440 --> 00:36:22,815 It was... It was bittersweet, sad, 652 00:36:22,840 --> 00:36:25,575 but we did him proud, we think. 653 00:36:36,120 --> 00:36:40,615 The following month, the results of the cell site enquiries are in. 654 00:36:41,720 --> 00:36:46,535 The mobile phone data was extracted and it was able to identify that 655 00:36:46,560 --> 00:36:48,775 the two suspects were in regular contact 656 00:36:48,800 --> 00:36:50,215 around the time of the murder. 657 00:36:53,160 --> 00:36:55,735 Intelligence suggests they were on the estate, 658 00:36:55,760 --> 00:36:58,655 looking for the brothers they were seen threatening with a machete 659 00:36:58,680 --> 00:37:01,575 at the shops just hours before Ricky was killed. 660 00:37:02,840 --> 00:37:04,815 just basically drug dealers 661 00:37:04,840 --> 00:37:07,055 trying to find another set of drug dealers. 662 00:37:09,480 --> 00:37:12,095 The boys they came to look for didn't come out, 663 00:37:12,120 --> 00:37:14,295 so they went round the estate, 664 00:37:14,320 --> 00:37:17,895 spotted my younger boy's moped on the drive, 665 00:37:17,920 --> 00:37:20,135 and thought they'd steal it. 666 00:37:20,160 --> 00:37:22,535 That's basically what caused all this, 667 00:37:22,560 --> 00:37:23,855 the heartbreak and everything. 668 00:37:25,200 --> 00:37:27,535 Ghost is also charged with murder. 669 00:37:28,600 --> 00:37:30,135 One of the men on the mountain bikes 670 00:37:30,160 --> 00:37:33,175 at the crime scene is charged with perverting the course of justice 671 00:37:33,200 --> 00:37:34,575 for hiding evidence. 672 00:37:35,720 --> 00:37:37,495 Forensic evidence is really strong. 673 00:37:37,520 --> 00:37:40,055 I'm thinking about, "What does this look like to a jury?" 674 00:37:40,080 --> 00:37:42,775 In a court of law, it's really important 675 00:37:42,800 --> 00:37:45,655 to be able to prove that they intended to do this, 676 00:37:45,680 --> 00:37:48,255 because it could be a manslaughter charge. 677 00:37:48,280 --> 00:37:50,775 Or, actually, they may not even be found guilty 678 00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:53,215 of murder or manslaughter - it was just an accident. 679 00:37:53,240 --> 00:37:55,935 The forensic evidence can put the offenders at the scene. 680 00:37:55,960 --> 00:37:57,495 What it can't tell us is 681 00:37:57,520 --> 00:37:59,295 what's going on in their minds at the time. 682 00:38:12,360 --> 00:38:16,135 Six months after charging two men with the murder of Ricky Hayden, 683 00:38:16,160 --> 00:38:18,575 the trial begins. 684 00:38:21,320 --> 00:38:23,775 Going into that courtroom, 685 00:38:23,800 --> 00:38:27,295 sitting in the position where the parents sit, 686 00:38:27,320 --> 00:38:30,255 right next to the actual clock, 687 00:38:30,280 --> 00:38:35,295 was awful because, there, 688 00:38:35,320 --> 00:38:38,055 there's two boys that were being put on trial, 689 00:38:38,080 --> 00:38:40,015 and I couldn't even look at 'em. 690 00:38:41,200 --> 00:38:43,695 So, yes, it was very traumatic. 691 00:38:45,440 --> 00:38:48,015 The defendants deny stabbing Ricky 692 00:38:48,040 --> 00:38:50,775 or trying to steal the Haydens' moped, 693 00:38:50,800 --> 00:38:54,215 but faced with the forensic evidence and witness testimonies, 694 00:38:54,240 --> 00:38:56,855 they admit being at the crime scene. 695 00:38:58,360 --> 00:39:01,535 Tommy Roome uses self-defence 696 00:39:01,560 --> 00:39:04,695 as his main reason for what happened. 697 00:39:05,800 --> 00:39:07,975 The defence focuses on the fact 698 00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:11,575 that Ricky's dad armed himself with a baseball bat. 699 00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:13,495 It complicates the investigation 700 00:39:13,520 --> 00:39:16,015 because, when it gets played out in court, 701 00:39:16,040 --> 00:39:18,295 it can be seen as another weapon, 702 00:39:18,320 --> 00:39:22,135 it can be seen that Paul was the aggressor. 703 00:39:23,720 --> 00:39:25,495 The prosecution counter that 704 00:39:25,520 --> 00:39:28,615 the defendants came armed with a machete. 705 00:39:28,640 --> 00:39:31,695 Paul was being attacked by a bladed weapon. 706 00:39:31,720 --> 00:39:34,175 He had defence wounds all across his arms, 707 00:39:34,200 --> 00:39:37,055 was literally fighting for his own life. 708 00:39:37,080 --> 00:39:39,015 Erm, and whilst this is going on, 709 00:39:39,040 --> 00:39:42,135 he can hear his son Ricky calling out, 710 00:39:42,160 --> 00:39:43,215 saying he's been stabbed. 711 00:39:44,920 --> 00:39:46,255 CRAIG PINKNEY: In my research, 712 00:39:46,280 --> 00:39:48,655 there's normally three reasons of why people carry knives. 713 00:39:48,680 --> 00:39:49,895 There's the first category - 714 00:39:49,920 --> 00:39:52,215 young people carrying knives because it's fashionable. 715 00:39:52,240 --> 00:39:53,615 Everyone seems to carry knives. 716 00:39:53,640 --> 00:39:57,615 Which links to the second point about fear, perceived fear - 717 00:39:57,640 --> 00:39:59,175 they don't want to become a victim. 718 00:39:59,200 --> 00:40:00,695 Ancl then there's the third category - 719 00:40:00,720 --> 00:40:02,055 young people that carry knives 720 00:40:02,080 --> 00:40:04,735 because they have the intention to hurt and harm people. 721 00:40:04,760 --> 00:40:06,735 You're finding the truth, aren't you? 722 00:40:06,760 --> 00:40:08,575 So, it's warts and all. 723 00:40:08,600 --> 00:40:11,535 The jury had a really big decision to make. 724 00:40:12,680 --> 00:40:16,135 After 31 days, the jury considers their verdict. 725 00:40:17,680 --> 00:40:21,895 Roome and Ghost are found not guilty of Ricky's murder 726 00:40:21,920 --> 00:40:24,935 or the attempted murder of his father, Paul. 727 00:40:24,960 --> 00:40:26,615 The difficulties with the jury, 728 00:40:26,640 --> 00:40:31,495 they were trying to find out the extent of Roome's intent 729 00:40:31,520 --> 00:40:34,855 in terms of utilising that weapon. And I would assume 730 00:40:34,880 --> 00:40:36,815 that they all came to the conclusion that, 731 00:40:36,840 --> 00:40:39,735 even though he was at the incident, 732 00:40:39,760 --> 00:40:42,815 whilst he was present in that time, 733 00:40:42,840 --> 00:40:45,695 that maybe - just maybe - when he pulled out that weapon 734 00:40:45,720 --> 00:40:47,255 or was yielding that weapon, 735 00:40:47,280 --> 00:40:50,135 he didn't mean to take that person's life. 736 00:40:50,160 --> 00:40:53,895 Personally, that was... I remember being gutted at the time. 737 00:40:55,400 --> 00:40:56,935 We all were. 738 00:40:58,920 --> 00:41:01,455 Ricky is never going to come back home 739 00:41:01,480 --> 00:41:04,255 to see his mum and his clad and his brother, 740 00:41:04,280 --> 00:41:07,655 but we did get somebody convicted for killing him. 741 00:41:08,840 --> 00:41:12,375 Due to the irrefutable forensic evidence against Roome, 742 00:41:12,400 --> 00:41:16,335 he's found guilty of killing Ricky and convicted of manslaughter. 743 00:41:19,960 --> 00:41:22,135 His mountain bike-riding associate 744 00:41:22,160 --> 00:41:24,455 is found guilty of perverting the course of justice 745 00:41:24,480 --> 00:41:26,175 for destroying evidence. 746 00:41:26,200 --> 00:41:30,175 He's sentenced to 30 months in a juvenile detention centre. 747 00:41:32,560 --> 00:41:37,855 judge Philip Katz QC sentenced Roome to 14 years in prison 748 00:41:37,880 --> 00:41:40,255 and five years on licence once he is released... 749 00:41:41,440 --> 00:41:44,655 ...saying he had been within a hair's breadth 750 00:41:44,680 --> 00:41:46,135 of the crime of murder. 751 00:41:48,680 --> 00:41:53,215 Closure on the case is bittersweet because, erm, 752 00:41:53,240 --> 00:41:56,335 we've managed to support the family and the community 753 00:41:56,360 --> 00:42:00,975 in getting the right, er, person convicted of killing Ricky. 754 00:42:02,640 --> 00:42:06,055 SUE HEDGES: Thank you to everyone for all your kind support. 755 00:42:06,080 --> 00:42:08,415 Me and my family's hearts are broken. 756 00:42:08,440 --> 00:42:10,015 They will never mend. 757 00:42:10,040 --> 00:42:14,535 But one thing I am sure of- my son's memory will live forever, 758 00:42:14,560 --> 00:42:16,455 and I will make sure of that. 759 00:42:18,560 --> 00:42:21,455 CRAIG PINKNEY: Looking at it from the lens of the victim's family, 760 00:42:21,480 --> 00:42:23,215 it's always going to be disheartening. 761 00:42:23,240 --> 00:42:25,855 To hear that manslaughter was the decision 762 00:42:25,880 --> 00:42:29,055 sometimes feels like an injustice for those families. 763 00:42:30,480 --> 00:42:32,415 SUE HEDGES: He'll be 34 when he comes out. 764 00:42:32,440 --> 00:42:35,375 He's got the rest of his life to walk the streets. 765 00:42:35,400 --> 00:42:38,575 My son never got that chance. That's what upsets me. 766 00:42:38,600 --> 00:42:40,815 Sorry, Rick. 767 00:42:40,840 --> 00:42:43,895 I wish I could have clone a bit more for you. 768 00:42:43,920 --> 00:42:45,855 I love you, boy. 769 00:42:47,120 --> 00:42:50,855 After the trial, Sue gave up working in her local infant school. 770 00:42:52,040 --> 00:42:53,895 I really did like my job. 771 00:42:53,920 --> 00:42:56,775 It was lovely. It was really, really lovely. 772 00:42:56,800 --> 00:43:00,335 But, obviously, the clay that I lost Ricky, 773 00:43:00,360 --> 00:43:06,375 I could not go back to doing my job, so I was, in a way, left in limbo. 774 00:43:06,400 --> 00:43:09,055 Ancl I couldn't see any way out for me. 775 00:43:09,080 --> 00:43:13,935 Ancl then I did a lot of campaigning. Erm, my mum was with me as well. 776 00:43:13,960 --> 00:43:18,135 We did campaigning marches. We did awareness. 777 00:43:18,160 --> 00:43:20,895 We was at Downing Street, City Hall. 778 00:43:20,920 --> 00:43:24,215 That was, like, the side that kept us going - 779 00:43:24,240 --> 00:43:25,775 fighting for Ricky's name. 780 00:43:28,320 --> 00:43:30,295 Sue is now on a mission 781 00:43:30,320 --> 00:43:32,655 to save the lives of knife crime victims. 782 00:43:34,080 --> 00:43:36,855 A bleed kit is... It's like a first-aid kit, 783 00:43:36,880 --> 00:43:40,335 but it's a specialised - catastrophic bleed. 784 00:43:40,360 --> 00:43:43,095 We are setting out training in these boroughs at the moment. 785 00:43:43,120 --> 00:43:44,695 I'm working with the councils. 786 00:43:44,720 --> 00:43:48,935 But it's a tiny little kit and, to me, 787 00:43:48,960 --> 00:43:52,335 to save a life, it's... it's so worthwhile. 788 00:43:54,200 --> 00:43:57,975 One of the kits has already saved a young man's life. 789 00:44:01,200 --> 00:44:03,135 I'm doing something, you know? 790 00:44:03,160 --> 00:44:06,055 My son's gone, but he didn't die in vain. 791 00:44:06,080 --> 00:44:07,935 His name is going to be out there, 792 00:44:07,960 --> 00:44:11,215 and it will be out there until the clay I go, you know? 793 00:44:11,240 --> 00:44:15,015 So, that, to me, is... is my new lease of life. 794 00:44:19,200 --> 00:44:21,815 It always used to be a lot of banter, 795 00:44:21,840 --> 00:44:23,935 a lot of laughing, a lot of silliness. 796 00:44:25,000 --> 00:44:26,335 He was a people's man. 797 00:44:27,760 --> 00:44:29,855 I am proud, a proud mum... 798 00:44:31,680 --> 00:44:32,975 ...but I'm just angry 799 00:44:33,000 --> 00:44:35,535 that he never got to live the life he chose.