On 21st March 2004 - Mothers Day, the police knocked on the door to inform Vanessa Hyman that her 17 year old son Anton had been found dead.Anton has last been seen by his mum the day before when he had come into her bedroom to ask how she was. She told him she was fine and he said ‘cool, cool’ and then he went out, never for a second did she imagine that would be the last time she saw her beautiful son alive.On Sunday morning when she realised he had not returned home on Saturday night Vanessa began ringing police stations and hospitals but could not find any information regarding his whereabouts.Mothers Day should have been a happy time with her family but Vanessa’s day was filled with phone calls and worry for her oldest child. At 1.10 am on Monday morning the police knocked her door to tell her that Anton had been shot and beaten and had multiple stab wounds. He was then thrown into the River Brent in Greenford where he was found. Vanessa had to tell Anton’s father Delroy Elliot what had happened.Initially ten suspects were arrested but later released on bail. After further enquires all of them were freed with no further action being taken. Almost three years on nobody has been charged with the brutal killing of a young man.
