Man wanted over bus driver's death 'in Cornwall'

Kamar Williams is being sought in connection with the killing of Derek Thomas

A man being sought in connection with the fatal stabbing of a bus driver may now be in Cornwall, the Met Police has said.

Kamar Williams, 33, is thought to have been in the Camborne area for a number of days.

He is wanted by detectives investigating the death of Derek Thomas, a 53-year-old bus driver.

Anyone who spots Mr Williams has been urged to not approach him and instead call 999 immediately.

Officers were called at about 23:05 BST on 30 July to reports of a man suffering a stab injury in Northwold Road in Stoke Newington, east London.

Police and paramedics attended but Mr Thomas was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Met said the last sighting of Mr Williams in London was at about 19:15 BST on 3 August when officers, acting on intelligence, stopped a car on Westhorne Avenue, at the junction with Burnt Ash Hill in south-east London.

The Met said as officers approached on foot the car drove off and collided with several others, some of whom sustained minor injuries.

Mr Williams got out of the vehicle and ran off, the force said, adding that he received hospital treatment for a leg injury sustained in that incident.

A 30-year-old woman was arrested at the scene on suspicion of assisting an offender and has since been bailed.

The Met issued a public appeal for his whereabouts the next day.

'Do the right thing'

In a further statement issued on Tuesday, the Met said investigators believed Mr Williams, who is from the Isle of Dogs in south-east London, was in the Devon and Cornwall area.

Det Ch Insp Mark Rogers, who is leading the Met's investigation, said: "We’re grateful for the help of our colleagues in Devon and Cornwall Police, who are working alongside officers in my team to carry out searches."

He said detectives believed Mr Williams was being helped with transport and accommodation and issued a warning to anyone assisting him they faced "very serious trouble" including possible jail time.

Det Ch Insp Rogers also urged Mr Williams to "do the right thing and go to a police station immediately", adding there were "scores of officers out looking for you".

Go-Ahead London confirmed Mr Thomas was one of its drivers

The force added a post-mortem examination held on 1 August gave Mr Thomas' cause of death as a stab wound to the chest.

Go-Ahead bus group said it was assisting the police with its investigation.

Tom Joyner, its managing director, said: "The entire team at Go-Ahead London is saddened by this incident and the tragic loss of one of their colleagues, and our thoughts are with the family of the colleague who has lost their life."

An earlier version of this article used a quote from the Met Police saying it believed Mr Williams was in Truro, but the force has since corrected this location to Camborne.