Mitcham: The Met is appealing for witnesses after a man died in what has been described by police as an "indiscriminate" and "vicious" attack.

36-year-old Sellathhuri Balasingham was murdered in Pollards Hill, Mitcham, at 11pm on Tuesday November 6.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said it is believed he was chased by two or three men and then hit on the head a number of times with a blunt instrument.

He was taken to Mayday Hospital in Croydon, were he later died of his injuries.

Anyone with information is asked to phone 020 8247 4567.

November 13, 2001 12:30