Neighbours say two middle-aged men would often row over parking issues in the tiny lane in Braintree, Essex
Two middle-aged men found dead in their neighbouring homes had become embroiled in a bitter dispute over parking.
Police are frantically trying to piece together both men’s movements after the grim discoveries in the quiet lane in Braintree, Essex.
One man has been formally identified as Alan Taylor, 59, while his neighbour was named locally as Richard Wright, a lorry driver in his fifties who lived alone.
Neighbours on Eagle Lane said the pair had been ‘at war’ over parking in the tiny road, which only has one entrance.
Discovery: Police have sealed off the scene in Braintree, Essex, after two bodies were found in neighbouring homes
Today neighbours said Mr Wight would ‘worry’ about leaving his van in the lane and often shouted at takeaway drivers who blocked up the road.
'Suspicious deaths': Neighbours said Alan Taylor, whose home is the light green property with a red Rover 25 parked in the driveway, would row with Richard White, who owned the adjoining brown cottage, over parking in the narrow lane
One neighbour, who didn’t want to be named, said: ‘Something had been going on between the pair of them - we said it looked like that had been rowing, it was as though they were at war over something.
‘There was definitely tension there when I saw them.’
One former resident of the lane said: ‘Richard did not have any family and I believe there was only one person who used to come and visit him.
‘He was something of a loner and when we lived there he would come out and shout at delivery drivers when they dropped takeaways off.
‘Somebody bumped into his van once down the lane and he put a big note in his window, stating the date and time that the accident happened which me and my partner thought was quite odd at the time.
Narrow: Police stand guard at Maple Lane's only entrance in Braintree, Essex
‘The enquiry is focusing on the movements of the men or activity in Eagle Lane since January 1 2012.
‘Detectives from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate are investigating these deaths thoroughly and will be in a position to give more information when they have established exactly what has happened at these two addresses.’
An East of England Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: ‘We were called at 4.50pm and sent two rapid response vehicles and two managers to the scene.
‘When we arrived we discovered one patient deceased although at that stage it was not known that there was another person.
‘Another body was found in a neighbouring property as we were leaving.’
Ambulance personnel stayed at the scene for more than two hours assisting police with their investigations.
Source:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2087226/Police-probe-double-death-Braintree-neighbours-war-dead.html
Police are frantically trying to piece together both men’s movements after the grim discoveries in the quiet lane in Braintree, Essex.
One man has been formally identified as Alan Taylor, 59, while his neighbour was named locally as Richard Wright, a lorry driver in his fifties who lived alone.
Neighbours on Eagle Lane said the pair had been ‘at war’ over parking in the tiny road, which only has one entrance.
Discovery: Police have sealed off the scene in Braintree, Essex, after two bodies were found in neighbouring homes
Ambulance workers confirmed they were called yesterday to a report of a man suffering from a cardiac arrest but when they arrived he was already dead.
It was only then that paramedics were alerted to another body in the neighbouring property, believed to be Richard Wight.Today neighbours said Mr Wight would ‘worry’ about leaving his van in the lane and often shouted at takeaway drivers who blocked up the road.
'Suspicious deaths': Neighbours said Alan Taylor, whose home is the light green property with a red Rover 25 parked in the driveway, would row with Richard White, who owned the adjoining brown cottage, over parking in the narrow lane‘There was definitely tension there when I saw them.’
One former resident of the lane said: ‘Richard did not have any family and I believe there was only one person who used to come and visit him.
‘He was something of a loner and when we lived there he would come out and shout at delivery drivers when they dropped takeaways off.
‘Somebody bumped into his van once down the lane and he put a big note in his window, stating the date and time that the accident happened which me and my partner thought was quite odd at the time.
Narrow: Police stand guard at Maple Lane's only entrance in Braintree, Essex
‘He was always worrying about his van which was parked in the lane.’
An Essex Police spokesman said: ‘The deaths are being treated as suspicious and both scenes are being forensically examined.‘The enquiry is focusing on the movements of the men or activity in Eagle Lane since January 1 2012.
‘Detectives from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate are investigating these deaths thoroughly and will be in a position to give more information when they have established exactly what has happened at these two addresses.’
‘When we arrived we discovered one patient deceased although at that stage it was not known that there was another person.
‘Another body was found in a neighbouring property as we were leaving.’
Ambulance personnel stayed at the scene for more than two hours assisting police with their investigations.
Source:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2087226/Police-probe-double-death-Braintree-neighbours-war-dead.html
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