The body of a man has finally been identified 10 years after he was struck by a car near his home in Walthamstow. Bryan Woolis died in a road traffic collision on January 22 2015, when he was hit by a Mercedes C-Class, but at the time, detectives had struggled to identify him or find his family.
Sounds as if they didn’t try that hard…
Now, a South Yorkshire Police officer, who gave his free time to investigate the crash, has successfully identified Bryan and finally helped his family have some closure after his death.
Local police officer Nik Dodsworth first became aware of the case via an article on The Sheffield Star’s website and offered his free time to try and solve the mystery.
“When I first joined the police, this was the kind of job I envisaged myself doing every day, but of course the majority of the time it’s nothing like this at all.
We need more police like him.
“As it was believed that Bryan had links to Sheffield, and with Locate International being primarily London based, I offered to help out.
How long did it take?
“I had done about five hours of research, primarily internet-based and with some visits to negate possible identities that had been suggested on forums.
Good grief!
“The Met were really helpful, and when I got the case notes from them it became quite straightforward.”
Good luck to him, and shame on the Met cops who didn't do their job.
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