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Josh Salisbury

Brixton: ‘Advanced’ DNA technique credited with catching men who murdered homeless man in brutal attack

Convicted: Arturas Ptickinas and Ernestas Aleksandrovas

(Picture: Met Police)

Police have credited an advanced DNA technique with catching two killers who murdered a homeless man in a brutal south London attack.

The body of Mauricio ‘Maurice’ Nascimento, aged 44, was found in Rush Common, Brixton Hill, on July 12, 2021 after a vicious attack, including a fractured skull and neck, broken nose and broken ribs.

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