Man dies after beating at home as partner held at gunpoint

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 12 Nov, 10:28 · Archive

Miles Meyjes, 44, died two weeks after he was beaten at his Lewisham flat while his partner was held at gunpoint, a murder trial heard.

Miles Meyjes, 44, died at Lewisham Hospital on 20 February last year, two weeks after he was beaten at his Lewisham flat. Jamal Morgan-Salih, 32, and Romar McDermott, 23, are on trial at the Old Bailey accused of his murder.

Opening the case at court on Wednesday, prosecutor John Price KC said Mr Meyjes, who suffered from kidney disease, had been taken to hospital on 19 February. His partner Samantha Lee, 54, had told a 999 operator that he had been without his kidney dialysis treatment for five days and was unresponsive.

The prosecutor said that intruders had forced their way into the flat which Mr Meyjes shared with Ms Lee and attacked him. As he was beaten about the head and body whilst on the floor, Ms Lee could hear the sound of the assault taking place in the hallway. She was detained in a bedroom by one of the intruders, who was armed with what she believed to be a real handgun. At one point, he held the weapon to her face.

One of the paramedics who attended Mr Meyjes's home on 19 February noted that one of his eyes was 'very bruised and swollen shut'. Days before, on 7 February, Mr Meyjes had been photographed by a police officer at his home following a report of an assault.

The prosecutor told jurors that Ms Lee would be an important witness as she would give evidence about the assault in early February, which was allegedly a cause of Mr Meyjes' death.

How it is being reported

• Man 'savagely' beaten at Lewisham flat as partner held at gunpoint, murder trial toldMiles Meyjes died two weeks after he was allegedly “savagely” beaten at his Lewisham flat while his partner was held at gunpoint.News Shopper · 12 Nov, 10:00
• Man 'savagely' beaten at flat as partner held at gunpoint, murder trial toldMiles Meyjes died two weeks after he was allegedly “savagely” beaten at his flat while his partner was held at gunpoint.Wandsworth Guardian · 12 Nov, 10:00
• Man 'savagely' beaten at flat as partner held at gunpoint, murder trial toldMiles Meyjes died two weeks after he was allegedly “savagely” beaten at his flat while his partner was held at gunpoint.Croydon Guardian · 12 Nov, 10:00
• Man 'savagely' beaten at Lewisham flat as partner held at gunpoint, murder trial toldMiles Meyjes died two weeks after he was allegedly “savagely” beaten at his Lewisham flat while his partner was held at gunpoint.This Is Local London · 12 Nov, 10:00

In this story: Miles Meyjes · Samantha Lee · Jamal Morgan-Salih · Romar McDermott · John Price KC · Lewisham · Old Bailey

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