The industry is mourning the loss of “hard working family man” and Riverway Foods butcher, Arkadiusz Jozwik, following his murder in Harlow.
According to Essex Police, Jozwik, aged 40, was assaulted at approximately 11.35pm on Saturday 27th August outside TGF Pizza and Mr Luigi’s takeaways shops in The Stow in Harlow.The death is being investigated as a hate crime.
CCTV footage has shown an altercation which sees Jozwik receive a single punch to the face, causing him to fall backwards and bang his head on the ground.
Jozwik was taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital and later transferred to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, where he died on Monday 29th August. A post mortem examination has established a provisional cause of death as a head injury.
A 43-year-old man from Harlow was also taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital with suspected fractures to his hands and bruising to his stomach. He has since been discharged from hospital. During the course of police enquiries a third man was also found to have been assaulted.
Detective chief inspector, Martin Pasmore, of Kent and Essex Crime Directorate, said: “Arek Jozwik was a hard working family man who lost his life in a most tragic and brutal way, and my thoughts are very much with his family and friends as they grieve his loss. My team and I are doing everything we can to establish exactly what happened and bring those responsible to justice.
A statement from Riverway Foods commented: “We are deeply saddened at the tragic death of Arkadiusz who has been working for us for a number of years and was a valued employee. At this time our thoughts and prayers are with his family. Our priority now is to provide support for our workforce who have been deeply affected.”
Anyone with information about the murder investigation is being asked to contact the Harlow Major Investigation team on 101. Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800-555111 or visit www.crimestoppers-uk.org.
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