Croydon: The Murder of Nimal Samarasinha

Summary: As the frost began to thaw on the morning of January 30th, 1992 in Wallington by Croydon, South London, Nimal Samarasinha and his family prepared for work and school. He left the house to warm the car up, and soon his daughter ran out to meet him, only when she got to the pavement, her father was lying on the ground - one forceful blow of a knife in his heart. Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's true crime TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. The Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, researched and written by Anna Priestland and produced and edited by Chloe Frost. SOURCES COURT RECORD R V. Florence Samarasinha https://app.justis.com/search/Samarasinha/1/Relevance ARTICLES HERALD SCOTLAND 8th DECEMBER 1993 https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12708787.wife-murdered-husband-to-hide-her-secret-life/ 18th DECEMBER 1993 https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12705126.gambling-wife-who-hired-man-to-kill-husband-jailed-for-life/ THE GUARDIAN 8TH DECEMBER, 1993 https://www.newspapers.com/image/260278804/?terms=Nimal%2BSamarasinha THE GUARDIAN 18TH DECEMBER, 1993 https://www.newspapers.com/image/260286606/?terms=Nimal%2BSamarasinha INDEPENDENT https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/woman-guilty-of-killing-husband-to-protect-secret-life-council-officials-life-of-prostitution-and-1466055.html COURT NEWS UK http://courtnewsuk.co.uk/?s=Nimal+Samarasinha BOOK CHAPTER ‘Hitmen — True Stories of Street Executions’ By: Wensley Clarkson John Blake Publishing, Limited, 2005 Chapter Title: Stand By Your Man TV CRIMEWATCH, APRIL 1993 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BZtZ6Rb-wE WALLINGTON/ CROYDON/ OTHER https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallington,_London https://www.plumplot.co.uk/Croydon-crime-stats.html https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/new-crime-map-reveals-croydon-15465063.amp https://www.bobulous.org.uk/misc/Sutton.html https://www.hja.net/legal-services/criminal-defence/sexual-freedom/escort-agencies/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallington,_London https://www.plumplot.co.uk/Croydon-crime-stats.html https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/new-crime-map-reveals-croydon-15465063.amp https://www.bobulous.org.uk/misc/Sutton.html https://www.hja.net/legal-services/criminal-defence/sexual-freedom/escort-agencies/  <br><hr><p style="color: grey;">See <a style="color: grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>