Police appeal for help over boy’s torso

LONDON: Police appealed yesterday to anyone with information about the murder of a Nigerian boy whose torso was found in the River Thames 20 years ago to come forward to help them solve the case. .

The boy was aged five or six when his body, which had had the head and limbs severed, was found. Police believe he was trafficked from Nigeria to Britain, possibly via Germany. The boy’s identity remains a mystery. Police have named him “Adam” and say forensic tests show he was from Nigeria. The case has been the subject of numerous high-profile appeals over the years, including by Nelson Mandela who asked all African communities to help the police.