Murder 24/7 series throws spotlight on West Mercia Police investigations
An investigation into the horrific killing of a 23-year-old delivery driver is to be examined in a BBC television series. A string of men used an arsenal of weapons to beat Aurman Singh to death after being tracked during his round in Shrewsbury in 2023.Murder 24/7, to be broadcast on BBC Two, follows the twists and turns, dead ends and breakthroughs of West Mercia Police murder investigations in Shropshire and Herefordshire in real time.The production team had been filming with the force for the past two years, said Colin Barr, creative director of Expectation TV, which makes the show.
He said the investigation into Mr Singh's murder had been "fast moving" and the evidence gathering operation had been "extremely detailed"."We capture that whole process using multiple cameras following different professionals in the team as they do their job," he explained. "And you never know where those threads are going to go so the whole thing is unpredictable and fast paced."A total of seven men have been convicted in connection with Mr Singh's murder.
Chief Constable Richard Cooper said the series offered a "powerful and unfiltered look at the extraordinary teamwork and compassion shown by our officers and staff in the most heartbreaking of circumstances". "These are not just investigations - they are stories of real people, real loss, and the pursuit of justice," he said.The new series Murder 24/7 starts on BBC Two at 21:00 BST on Monday 16 June with some episodes also available on BBC iPlayer.
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