Police have issued a new appeal for information 10 years on from the murder of 32-year-old Paul Kelly in Bath in the early hours of New Year’s Day in 2007.
The murder, witnessed by at least 20 people, took place after a fight broke out in an alley by the side of the Longacre Tavern on the London Road, now the site of a Domino’s Pizza.
Detective Inspector Paul Catton said: “It was a brutal and frenzied act in which Paul, a father-of-two, didn’t stand a chance.
“The murder remains unsolved. For the family in particular, we want to bring justice for the family of Paul.
“In this case, we know the answers lie in the local community. There were many people who witnessed the attack which claimed Paul’s life and for reasons known only to them, they’ve remained silent to this date.”
As part of the renewed appeal, Mr Kelly’s father, also called Paul, said: “Where’s his friends now? Why are they not standing by?
“Why are they not coming forward and saying to the police ‘this is the person who did it’.
“There’s a saying in Scotland ‘you’re grassing somebody up’ but you’re not grassing somebody up – you’re doing the honest and decent thing – to help us.”
A man who was accused of Paul Kelly’s murder was acquitted following a trial in 2008.
