Kevin Suika: Police appeal for help in finding man wanted over murder of boxer Michael Freshwater

Hunt: Londoner Kevin Suika
Justin Davenport27 June 2016
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Detectives are trying to trace a London man in connection with the murder of a father in Southampton.

Michael Freshwater, 49, a former boxer, was found stabbed to death in his flat in the city in April after a dispute at the property.

Today, Hampshire police released a photograph of Kevin Suika, 23, who has links to Holloway and Bromley, and called for help in finding him.

The appeal on BBC’s Crimewatch came as Crimestoppers offered a £10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killers.

Twelve arrests have been made in connection with the investigation, including a 16-year-old held on suspicion of conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to supply class A drugs.

Detectives describe Mr Suika as black, 5ft 7in tall and of proportionate build, with a tattoo on his left arm that says “Work like a slave, eat like a king”.

Last month, Jenny Downey, Mr Freshwater’s partner, said: “I feel so lost… I still can’t accept he’s gone.”

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