Police 明らかにする／漏らす widower, 88, 設立する 殺人d in his Surrey home was beaten to death - as 隣人s say 夜盗，押し込み強盗s struck the village days earlier

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A widower, 88, was beaten to death during a break-in at his Surrey bungalow, a 地位，任命する-mortem has 明らかにする／漏らすd.?

指名するd 地元で as village 保護 society member Dennis Kellond, the 犠牲者 was 設立する by his son Peter at his home in the leafy village of Godstone, Surrey on Monday.

Peter visited his father after 存在 警報d to a possible problem by a 女性（の） 隣人 who was 関心d the pensioner's 支援する door had been left open for more than 24 hours.?

Mr Kellond's son discovered the 団体／死体 at his £730,000 bungalow at 11am on Monday.?

A 女性（の） 隣人, in her 70s, said that the 嫌疑者，容疑者／疑うd 殺人 followed a '洪水／多発' of break-ins in the area - with 夜盗，押し込み強盗s 報道によれば wearing hazmat 控訴s.

Speaking today, Surrey Police 明らかにする／漏らすd that Mr Kellond had died of a 長，率いる 傷害.?

Dennis Kellond, 88, from Godstone Boules Group, of which he was a member, pictured while playing Boules with fellow members and friends (centre with tape). He was 設立する dead at his home in Godstone by his son on Monday

This was the first picture to 現れる of Dennis Kellond, whose death has 誘発するd a 殺人 調査 in Surrey?

Kellond, third from left, was 設立する dead at his home in Surrey by his son, with a 地位，任命する-mortem 明らかにする／漏らすing he died of a 長，率いる 傷害

Pictured: The 所有物／資産／財産 夜盗，押し込み強盗s broke into as police search for Dennis Kellond's 殺し屋 or 殺し屋s this afternoon

Police are pictured at the scene scouring for 証拠 after the 88-year-old died in Godstone

A 広報担当者 追加するd that teams of officers have?been carrying out house to house enquiries, 法廷の and search 部隊s have been making 詳細（に述べる）d 調査s, and 探偵，刑事s are continuing to question people.

Officers have also stepped up patrols in the area to 供給する 安心 to the 地元の community.?

隣人s 以前 明らかにする／漏らすd that?夜盗，押し込み強盗s wearing hazmat 控訴s had struck at four houses in the village just days before Mr Kellond's 団体／死体 was 設立する.???

One woman said : 'によれば the police it's because everyone is at home so they aren't burgling houses, but sheds instead. That's the police's theory anyway.'

The 隣人 said she had 逮捕（する）d pictures of the 嫌疑者，容疑者／疑うd 夜盗，押し込み強盗s on 野性生物 cameras as they passed through her garden on 復活祭 Friday.

She 追加するd: 'There were two of them wearing white PPE 全体にわたるs and white masks. It happened over 復活祭 and has been 報告（する）／憶測d to the police. They didn't steal anything from us but have taken items from others. They have stolen bikes, lawnmowers and 力／強力にする 道具s.

A 法廷のs team are pictured looking for 証拠 の近くに to the Surrey 所有物／資産／財産 に引き続いて the pensioner's death

Surrey Police officers are pictured searching Godstone に引き続いて the 発見 of the 88-year-old's 団体／死体 in the village?

'It's really strange to be stealing while people are in their homes on lockdown. It's 影響する／感情d the whole village. We have a community Facebook group and we have been discussing it there.'

探偵，刑事s from a major two-郡 罪，犯罪 team were called in to carry out 調査s around the 罪，犯罪 scene while the 追跡（する） for the pensioner's 殺し屋 or ki llers continued.

In an 控訴，上告 on Wednesday, 長，指導者 視察官 Alan Sproston called on anyone with any （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状） or ビデオ to come 今後.

He said: 'Firstly, I would like to 安心させる the 地元の community that we are doing everything we can to find out what has happened and to identify and bring to 司法（官） those 責任がある this horrendous 罪，犯罪.

'Our thoughts remain with his family and friends at this time who are 存在 supported by specialist officers.

Officers are pictured 調査／捜査するing in Godstone, Surrey, に引き続いて the 88-year-old's death?

'We are 追求するing a number of lines of enquiry but would 特に like to 控訴，上告 to anyone who was in the A25/ Bletchingley Road area of Godstone between Ivy Mill 小道／航路 and Knights Way between 10am and 3pm on Saturday, 25 April and who may have seen something 怪しげな, to come 今後 as a 事柄 of 緊急.

'The road is a 井戸／弁護士席-travelled 大勝する which is also used by walkers and cyclists, and we are also 控訴，上告ing to anyone who may have dashcam or ビデオ （映画の）フィート数 to get in touch with us as soon as possib le.'

Police said if anyone could help, they should call 101 or upload ビデオ and dashcam （映画の）フィート数 online の上に the Major 出来事/事件 Public Portal at https://mipp.police.uk/操作／手術/4520K38-PO1 引用するing 操作／手術 Zither.

'Alternatively, if you do not wish to leave your 指名する, please call the 独立した・無所属 charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111,' the 広報担当者 追加するd.??

Just over a week ago a ギャング（団） of 嫌疑者，容疑者／疑うd 夜盗，押し込み強盗s struck a 列／漕ぐ／騒動 of cottages yards from the 犠牲者's home whilst disguised in white COVID-19 '控訴s,' によれば 居住（者）s.

Jason Drewett, who has lived in the village for a １０年間, said: '夜盗，押し込み強盗s broke into three to four houses in the 列／漕ぐ／騒動 of cottages where I live on the evening of 復活祭 Friday, or morning of the に引き続いて day.

Police are pictured 行為／行うing door to enquiries in Godstone, Surrey, as they 調査／捜査する the death of the widower?

The 地図／計画する shows where Godstone is in Surrey, with the village lying just outside the M25 in south-east England

'They were 逮捕（する）d on CCTV （映画の）フィート数 by one of the 隣人s all wearing these COVID-19 控訴s, the 医療の gowns. It was やめる unsightly.'

Reverend Peter O'Connell, vicar at the nearby St Nicholas Church, said yesterday: 'Yesterday morning one of his 隣人s 接触するd me to let me know what had happened.

'They hadn't been able to get a 返答 from him and when someone is 88 and isn't contactable by phone, you wonder what's going on.

'Across the village, people are trying to look after people - 特に more the more frail and 年輩の.

'His 隣人s had been trying to keep in touch to make sure he had enough food and was healthy.

'We've heard what the police have said, that it was some sort of break-in and police are 述べるing it as 殺人.

Rev O'Connell 確認するd the 犠牲者 was Mr Kellond. He 追加するd: 'He kept very much to himself. He was very 伴う／関わるd in the village 保護 society and was on the 委員会 in 最近の years, but had slowed 負かす／撃墜する his 関与.'

The 犠牲者's 団体／死体 has not yet 正式に identified and police said that they were giving no その上の 詳細（に述べる）s until later in the 調査.

Police の近くにd the A25 in both directions while 法廷のs sweep the area. The 犠牲者 lived in a bungalow 近づく the village green.

Eddie 支持を得ようと努めるd, who lives in a nearby cul-de-sac, said: 'His wife died last year so he lived on his own. We saw him around the village on a Saturday morning getting his paper.

'He seemed like a really nice chap. As we went past we would say good morning. He kept himself to himself.

'It became 明らかな as they were there all day and then the 法廷のs arrived and all the searches - 明白に something serious was going on.'

His wife Jill 支持を得ようと努めるd 追加するd: 'I don't feel 危険な - just numb. I feel really sad that this has happened literally 負かす／撃墜する the road.'

She said friends had 報告（する）／憶測d 押し込み強盗s in the area on Sunday night where CCTV had caught people in boiler 控訴s with ski masks on 'going equipped'.

Another 隣人, who lives in the same cul-de-sac, said: 'We always saw him as we walked past and would wave to him and say good morning. He was very nice and was always out in his 前線 garden.'?

Officers 行為／行うd house-to-house 調査s and one 小道／航路 of the A25 which runs through Godstone was の近くにd while searches were carried out at the Surrey 所有物／資産／財産. ???