Police investigating murder of Stephen Walsh in hunt for silver van

Police investigating the murder of a man in Mapperley have released a picture of a van they want to trace.

Police have said the silver Vauxhall Astra van may have been involved in a collision with with a Lexus car in Newstead Avenue, Mapperley, before the driver of the Lexus was attacked in his home Blenheim Avenue, Mapperley, and subsequently died.

The collision happened at some time between 10pm and 10.30pm on Sunday (July 29).

Father-of-two Stephen Walsh, 37, who had been driving the Lexus, did not stop at the scene and soon after he returned home he was confronted by a man and assaulted.

He suffered serious head injuries and was found dead the next morning (Monday).

Detective Chief Inspector Hayley Williams, of East Midlands Special Operations Unit – Major Crime Nottinghamshire, said: “A number of witnesses have already come forward and I would like to thank the local community for their support so far.

“As a result of the information we have received we are now extremely keen to trace the driver of this silver Astra van. I would again appeal to the driver of the car involved in the collision to come forward now.

“We would also like to speak to anyone who has dash-cam footage of vehicles in the area at the time.

“Please call us on 101, quoting incident number 100 of 30 July 2018, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”