The Met: Episode three
Episode three
In Brixton, South London, a man’s body is found in the bushes of a park. He is identified as 44 year-old Mauricio Nascimento, who was homeless at the time of his murder. According to the pathologist, it is the most vicious attack he has ever seen. Mauricio has been kicked and stamped to death.
Detectives from the Met’s murder investigation team must find his attacker. The murder took place in an area used by rough sleepers and not covered by CCTV, usually a vital tool in police investigations. The team must rely on forensic evidence and hope there are witnesses to the crime.
Watch how forensic scientists got a breakthrough that led them to the killer
In Hounslow, north west London, a woman goes to police saying she was raped. She tells them that after a night out drinking with friends, she became unwell outside the house she was staying in. A man offered to help her, but she blacked out. When she came to, she was inside his house, and he was raping her. With details provided by the woman, the police identify the man, and he is arrested. Under questioning, he denies raping her and claims it was she who forced herself on him. Police now have 24 hours to either find enough evidence to charge or release him.
Episode three aired on Tuesday 7 November 2023 from 9pm to 10pm on BBC One.
