Five Years On: Murdered Colin Hughes' Family Want Answers
The family of Colin Hughes who was murdered outside his home in Old Swan five years ago today, say they're desperate for answers.
42-year-old Colin Hughes was stabbed outside his home on Baden Road, Old Swan just before 1am on 21st September 2010.
On the fifth anniversary of his death his Mum Margaret Hughes and fiancée Paula Greenwood are re-appealing for information.
At the time of Colin's death, police arrested ten people on suspicion of his murder but they were all released without charge. Mrs Hughes said;
“My son Colin’s death has had a profound effect on all his family. Myself, his brothers and his daughter Ellie, miss him greatly. It’s hard to accept that his killers still walk free. Colin’s father died last year broken hearted. I appeal that if anyone knows anything to please come forward and give us some closure.” Colin was a hard-working family man who was making plans to marry and was well known in Old Swan, where he lived and grew up. His fiancée Paula Greenwood said;
"It's been five long hard years since Colin was taken from us all. Because it's still unsolved it's raw and painful as if it happened today. Someone out there must know who has done it and should report it to the police." Detective Inspector Mike Leyland said;
“Five years after his death, we are still relentless in our search for Colin’s killers. “I understand that people are sometimes reluctant to come forward in the aftermath of such a serious crime as this. But, I’m hoping that the passing of time will enable people to search their consciences and find the courage to come forward to tell us what they know. “We’re now five years on from Colin’s murder and people who were in the area at the time, now may be in a different situation to then, and feel that they are now in a position to talk to us. I am asking these people to cast their minds back to the days leading up to September 21, 2010 and to let us know if they remember anything unusual, or anyone acting suspiciously in the area. Any information, no matter how small could help us identify those responsible and bring them to justice.” Anyone with information is asked to call Merseyside Police on 0800 230 0600 , or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.