12/04/2010
River Death Witness Sought
Police investigating the death of a man whose body was recovered from the Thames have appealed to a would-be rescuer to come forward.
Officers want to hear from a man who went into the River Thames at ShadwellBasin in a bid to find 20-year-old Ibrahim Gharib. However the water was so cold that he was forced to climb back out almost immediately.
He is described as white, bald headed and aged between 30-40 years.
Detectives from the Homicide and Serious Crime Command said they believe that he might have information about what happened immediately prior to Mr Gharib going into the river.
It is believed that Mr Gharib and a 17-year old girl had been on the waterside and may have become involved in an altercation with some other people at about 9.30pm on Thursday 18 March.
Police were called to reports that a man had fallen into the Thames at ShadwellBasin, Garnet Street, E1. The London Fire Brigade, London Ambulance Service, police and the Marine Policing Unit attended the scene.
Mr Gharib's body was recovered from the Thames on Friday morning. A post-mortem examination held at Poplar mortuary gave cause of death as drowning.
On 19 March a man was arrested at his home in East London in connection with the inquiry, and was taken to an east London police station. He is now bailed to return on 15 April, pending further inquiries.
(PR/BMcC)
Officers want to hear from a man who went into the River Thames at ShadwellBasin in a bid to find 20-year-old Ibrahim Gharib. However the water was so cold that he was forced to climb back out almost immediately.
He is described as white, bald headed and aged between 30-40 years.
Detectives from the Homicide and Serious Crime Command said they believe that he might have information about what happened immediately prior to Mr Gharib going into the river.
It is believed that Mr Gharib and a 17-year old girl had been on the waterside and may have become involved in an altercation with some other people at about 9.30pm on Thursday 18 March.
Police were called to reports that a man had fallen into the Thames at ShadwellBasin, Garnet Street, E1. The London Fire Brigade, London Ambulance Service, police and the Marine Policing Unit attended the scene.
Mr Gharib's body was recovered from the Thames on Friday morning. A post-mortem examination held at Poplar mortuary gave cause of death as drowning.
On 19 March a man was arrested at his home in East London in connection with the inquiry, and was taken to an east London police station. He is now bailed to return on 15 April, pending further inquiries.
(PR/BMcC)
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