Police launch new appeal 10 years after man was brutally tortured and killed
''Ten years ago, supermarket worker Alan Wood disappeared and was found three days later, tortured and brutally murdered in his home near Bourne.
Now, a decade on from "one of our force’s most serious and disturbing unsolved crimes", Lincolnshire Police have issued a new appeal for information.
The force said: "October 2019 will mark the 10 anniversary of the murder and Lincolnshire Police and their colleagues from East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU) are appealing for your assistance in identifying the person(s) responsible, as beyond a possible financial motive, it is still not known why the most disturbing crime in Lincolnshire’s recent history was committed.''
''Alan suffered a deep wound to the back of his neck which suggested an attempted decapitation
Alan Wood was last seen alive on October 21 2009 at his local pub, the Willoughby Arms in Little Bytham. Three days later he was found tortured and murdered in his living room by a friend.
His bloodied body was found at his home in Edenham Road, Lound, approximately 16 miles north of Peterborough, by a friend and work colleague, who was concerned he had not turned up for his shift.
Alan's hands had been bound with sellotape and he had been stabbed repeatedly in the head. Detectives think these wounds were inflicted to torture Alan, possibly to give up his bank card pin numbers.''
Alan Wood was 50 years old at the time of his untimely death (Image: Lincolnshirepolice)
''Ten years ago, supermarket worker Alan Wood disappeared and was found three days later, tortured and brutally murdered in his home near Bourne.
Now, a decade on from "one of our force’s most serious and disturbing unsolved crimes", Lincolnshire Police have issued a new appeal for information.
The force said: "October 2019 will mark the 10 anniversary of the murder and Lincolnshire Police and their colleagues from East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU) are appealing for your assistance in identifying the person(s) responsible, as beyond a possible financial motive, it is still not known why the most disturbing crime in Lincolnshire’s recent history was committed.''
''Alan suffered a deep wound to the back of his neck which suggested an attempted decapitation
Alan Wood was last seen alive on October 21 2009 at his local pub, the Willoughby Arms in Little Bytham. Three days later he was found tortured and murdered in his living room by a friend.
His bloodied body was found at his home in Edenham Road, Lound, approximately 16 miles north of Peterborough, by a friend and work colleague, who was concerned he had not turned up for his shift.
Alan's hands had been bound with sellotape and he had been stabbed repeatedly in the head. Detectives think these wounds were inflicted to torture Alan, possibly to give up his bank card pin numbers.''
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Alan Wood was 50 years old at the time of his untimely death (Image: Lincolnshirepolice)