A Deadly Friendship
After paramedics discover a man鈥檚 brutal murder, West Midlands Police turn to forensics to establish whether a friend who phoned for help is a witness or a suspect.
West Midlands Police are called by paramedics, who have made a grim discovery. A man who was reported injured has been found dead in a Birmingham house. Although the body was found in the bedroom, there is blood and signs of violence in different parts of the house, leading the police to launch a murder investigation.
The postmortem results reveal the victim has suffered a brutal attack, with over 100 injuries, and died from trauma to his head. There is no sign of a murder weapon or anyone else at the property, but with a violent killer on the loose, detectives launch urgent door-to-door inquiries.
They quickly identify a key witness, who reveals that the victim鈥檚 friend had called him, asking him to call an ambulance for the deceased. Police are unable to locate the friend in the local area, leaving them with many questions: is he a witness or another victim? Or does he have something to do with the murder? They launch a nationwide manhunt to locate him.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Siobhan Finneran |
| Director | Jamie Berry |
| Director | Jules Endersby |
| Director | Nick Gardner |
| Director | Maddie Henri |
| Director | Howard Holloway |
| Series Producer | Rhi MacDonald |
| Series Producer | Gursharan Singh Nijjar |
| Executive Producer | Graeme McAulay |
| Executive Producer | Poonam Odedra |
| Executive Producer | Sacha Baveystock |
| Production Company | Blast! Films Ltd |
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