New leads in BBC killer hunt

Detectives hunting the killer of a BBC librarian were today pursuing new leads after his mother made a tearful appeal live on television.

Tom Brown, 27, was found lying in the road with multiple stab wounds just 150 yards from his home in Southgate, north London, in the early hours of August 21.

A reconstruction of his last moments was shown on BBC1's Crimewatch UK as his mother Anne Harris appealed for witnesses to come forward.

She told viewers: "Whoever did this must be very evil or very sick. Please, please help the police so that more families don't go through what our family is going through."

CCTV footage of two men running near the murder scene was shown and a 999 audio tape of a man calling for emergency aid was played. Police believe all three men may hold vital clues.

Crimewatch presenter Fiona Bruce said after the show: "We have received a lot of calls.

"A couple of names have come up that are already in the police system and officers are very interested in that indeed."