Romanian found dead in the UK, murder investigation ongoing

A murder investigation into the death of a homeless found beaten to death was continuing on Friday.

Officers have been carrying out enquiries at the Loose Valley Conservation area, in Tovil near Maidstone, where 21-year-old Romanian Razvan Sirbu was found dead on Sunday at 7.15am.

Results from a post-mortem examination revealed that he died from blunt force trauma to the head and body, kentonline.co.uk reports.

As part of the investigation a photograph of the victim has been provided by the family to appeal to anyone who may have seen Sirbu or was in the area between 4pm on Saturday, May 6 and 7am on Sunday, May 7.

Officers are continuing to investigate and no arrests have yet been made, the same source informs.

The Romanian national had been a visitor at the Maidstone Day Centre, in Knightrider Street, on several occasions.

It is not known exactly when he came to England, but an online video shows him driving around Gravesend in November. At one point, it’s thought he was an agency worker for 24-7 Employment Solutions in Tunbridge Wells.

Locals believe Razvan Sirbu, who was from Iasi, the second largest city in Romania, had previously been living rough in a tent behind bushes on Tovil Hill. A tent was found near to where the body was discovered.