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Indian-origin man killed for refusing to sell

cigarette paper to teens in UK
Vijay Patel, a 49-year-old Indian-origin man, was attacked in Mill Hill area of London for refusing to
serve cigarette paper to teenagers.

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Met Police released CCTV stills of two males they wish to trace as part of the investigation into the killing of an Indian-
origin shopkeeper in London. (Photo: Metropolitan Police)

An Indian-origin shopkeeper died after he was punched for refusing to serve

cigarette paper to underage teenagers at his shop in north London.

Vijay Patel, 49, was attacked in Mill Hill area of the city on Saturday night and
rushed to hospital, where he died of head injuries on Monday.

Patel’s death bed photograph, hooked up to a life-support machine, has been

released by his family as part of an appeal to hunt for suspects involved in the
attack.

A 16-year-old boy appeared in court on Wednesday and was charged with murdering
Patel, the father of two.

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“The Homicide and Major Crime Command continue to investigate and appeal for
information about the events leading up to the incident which resulted in Patel’s
death. It is believed that three persons were involved in the incident,” Scotland Yard
said in a statement.

Detective Inspector Ian Lott, from the Metropolitan Police Homicide and Major
Crime Command, described the attack as an “unprovoked spontaneous incident
sparked entirely by refusal to let the suspects buy what they wanted”.

“A man has lost his life for no reason other than trying to uphold the law,” he said.

Patel was struck in the chest and fell backwards, hitting his head as he landed.

He was found lying injured on the pavement outside his local convenience store
named Rota Express by London Ambulance Service, who rushed him to St Mary’s
Hospital in London.

Patel had moved to London with his family from India in 2006 and his wife, Vibha,
was visiting relatives in India at the time of the fatal attack.

“We are shocked and heartbroken. He was such a kind person. We are all very close
because his children are out of the country studying,” said the victim’s brother,
Prakash.

The shopkeeper’s friends described him as “honest” and “hard-working”.

An online fundraising page set up for his family and has so far raised more than
15,000 pounds.

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Just before the attack, a shop worker had asked a group youths for identification to
prove they were over 18 years age - the legal age limit for purchase of tobacco and
alcohol in the UK.

When they could not provide it, the group became “became aggressive, threatening
to vandalise the shop”, the Met Police said.

Patel, who lived in Colindale area of north London, came to the aid of his colleague
and was punched to the floor outside before the teenagers fled.

The shop worker was also punched and suffered minor injuries.

“Vijay was the best human being you could have seen in the world. He was my right
arm,” said Abdullah Rahimzai, the owner of the shop who was also hurt during the
attack.

“He fell unexpectedly with his head on the ground,” he recalled.

Met Police are appealing for witnesses to track down the remaining suspects in the
case.

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