The search for answers over the death of a homeless man in Norwich is continuing today, after police revealed no further action will be taken against two men arrested on suspicion of murder.
The discovery of the body of Sergiusz Meges, known as Sergio, in St Stephen's underpass, led to a murder inquiry which resulted in the arrest of two men. But today, almost a year after the body of Mr Meges was found, police have revealed the two men, a 21-year-old and an 18-year-old, both from the Norwich area, 'will face no further action'. The two men were arrested in July last year and had been on bail until this week when they were informed of the decision that the case against them had come to an end.
A police spokesman said 'the investigation into Sergiusz's death continues'.
Norwich Big Issue seller Ian Coltman, 44, spoke of his sadness that no-one had yet been caught for the murder.
Mr Coltman, who has been homeless since September last year, said: 'The bloke never did anyone any harm. He was always polite and everything like that – no-one had a bad word to say.
'I'm quite sad about it really.
'I hope someone gets brought to justice because no-one deserves to be killed.'
Derek Player, general manager at St Martins Housing Trust, a charity which helps homeless people in the city, said the incident had been a 'vicious attack on a defenceless, homeless man and it's not something we want to see on the streets of Norwich'.
The body of Mr Meges was discovered in the early hours of June 10 last year.
His death was initially treated as unexplained. But forensic inquiries, during an initial post-mortem examination, revealed fatal injuries.
An inquest into his death in July revealed that the Polish national was found with splenic lacerations.
He was known to have had previous addresses in both Norwich and Thetford, but had been homeless in Norwich at the time of his death.
Last year it emerged that Mr Meges was one of 40 people in and around Norwich who had a so-called 'pauper's funeral' – funerals that have had to be paid for by councils because nobody else was able to cover the costs.
Police have urged anyone who could assist with inquiries into Mr Meges' death to call the Norfolk and Suffolk Major Investigation Team on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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