What do we know about unsolved Jon Casey killing?

It is 10 years since the unsolved killing of a father of two who was fatally wounded next to a busy route into a town centre.

Jon Casey, 35, was found injured in Barrack Road, Northampton, on 16 January 2015 and later died.

The main suspect in his killing is thought to have fled the country and continues to evade police. What do we know about the case and the decade-long investigation?

An inquest in 2021 into Mr Casey's death heard he had been involved in an altercation with a man on the day he died.

Witnesses said they saw "a white guy being attacked by a black guy".

One witness said: "I think the white guy was probably trying to escape from the black guy but he was not fast enough."

Police were called to Barrack Road - close to the Lazeez Indian restaurant - at about 17:30 GMT and, despite Mr Casey being taken to Northampton General Hospital, he died less than an hour later.

A forensic pathologist said Mr Casey sustained three stab wounds: one to the left side of his back, one to his abdomen and one on the right side of his chest.

She concluded his cause of death as a stab wound to the chest.

Senior coroner Anne Pember said Mr Casey was "stabbed by another person who was clearly the aggressor" and ruled his death was unlawful killing.

Northamptonshire Police named Waijs Dahir, a student at the University of Northampton, as prime suspect in the case.

Mr Dahir, who was 21 at the time, is believed to have fled the country the day after Mr Casey was killed.

He lived on Semilong Road, Northampton, and is believed to have travelled to Coventry shortly after the killing, before leaving the country.

Officers said he was thought to be somewhere in Somalia or Kenya but that they were "keeping an open mind".

On the 10th anniversary of Mr Casey's murder, Northamptonshire Police has renewed an appeal for any information that could lead them to Mr Dahir, now 31.

Det Ch Insp Johnny Campbell said: "Although it's been 10 years since Jon died, his family still carry their grief as if his murder happened yesterday, and this is no surprise when you speak to them and understand just how deeply he was loved.

"Jon was a father to two children; a much-loved son, as well as a cherished brother and partner.

"There are so many people who still greatly feel his loss and these feelings are compounded by the knowledge that the person who killed him has not yet been brought to justice."

A £35,000 reward has been offered through independent charity Crimestoppers to anyone who provides police with information that leads to Mr Dahir's arrest and safe return to the UK.

In a statement issued through the force, Mr Casey's family said the loss of "a partner, a son, a brother and a daddy to two little girls, is a sadness beyond words."

It said: "Knowing the cruel way he was a killed is a horror we have to live with every day. Time cannot ease our sadness or erase the horrific memories of that night.

"Living without justice, without the person that killed Jon being held accountable for the horror they put Jon through 10 years ago, and us for every day of the last 10 years, is a sadness that is hard to comprehend."

Mr Casey's family said: "Maybe, knowing that the person responsible for Jon's vicious, brutal and merciless murder has been held accountable will help us all to heal a little.

"Our world has been a lot less fun without Jon in it."

Speaking the BBC in 2019, Mr Casey's mother Siobhan Bowe said she felt like her son "has been forgotten".

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