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Greenwich Pensioner Found Murdered At Home

July 20, 2009 by  

A 79 year old man from Greenwich was found dead at his home by police on Sunday.  The man, identified as Edward Highwood, died from head injuries.

Police entered the pensioner’s home in Hollymount Close on Sunday to find him already dead. A murder investigation has been launched by Greenwich Police.

Det Insp Steve Warrilow said: “We must retain an open mind regarding motive and are trying to establish whether anything was stolen from the house.” .

Mr Highwood was last seen alive on Friday. Anyone with any information regarding this should contact Greenwich Police.

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2 Responses to “Greenwich Pensioner Found Murdered At Home”

  1. Arrest Made Following Greenwich Murder | Greenwich.co.uk on July 24th, 2009 3:42 pm

    [...] investigating the murder of Edward Highwood last weekend have today arrested a 20 year old man who is being questioned at a south London police [...]

  2. Murderer gets life sentence | Greenwich.co.uk on June 11th, 2010 8:18 am

    [...] A man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Greenwich pensioner, Edward Highwood. [...]

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