James Nash: Last News

Dramatic footage shows a fleeing murderer waving at a police helicopter as he leads officers on a terrifying 160mph pursuit.

Vladimir Putin, an inquest heard.Alex Sartain, 34, attacked James Nash, 42, at his home in Upper Enham, near Andover, Hampshire, on August 5, 2020.The children’s author and parish councillor was left with fatal head injuries, and he died three days later at Southampton General Hospital.Sartain, who suffered from mental health issues, fled the scene on a motorcycle and died in a crash as he was pursued by police.Prior to the attack, he developed a belief that Mr Nash was spreading coronavirus under the orders of Russian leader Putin.Mr Nash's widow Sarah Nash witnessed the horrifying attack, which took place in their front garden.She told Winchester Coroners’ Court: "He was asking me what I was going to do to compensate him for the loss of

A children's author was shot and beaten to death by a neighbour who thought the victim was a spy working for Russian President Vladimir Putin to spread Covid-19, an inquest has heard.

herePosting on Facebook, he wrote: “It has been confirmed this evening that the victim of the Upper Enham shooting on Wednesday, local resident James Nash, has now sadly died.“This is such devastating news, not just for his family and friends who will obviously miss him terribly, but for the whole community of Enham Alamein where he was a public representative.“He was such a kind-hearted individual and a proactive parish councillor who cared deeply for his community.”North West Hampshire Tory MP Kit Malthouse described it as “tragic and profoundly sad news”.“James’s family will be devastated and they are in all our thoughts tonight,” he said in a Facebook post.“I know that Hampshire Police are working flat out to try and understand what

The father of a man who shot dead a children’s author begged mental health chiefs to section his son days before the killing, it is claimed.

A children's author and parish councillor who was shot during a daytime attack outside his home by a motorbike gunman has died, local leaders have said.

Alex Sartain, 34, crashed and died fleeing police on his motorbike after he left James Nash, 42, fighting for his life in what is believed to have been a row over planning. The victim had applied to build an “agricultural building” to store machinery, which was close to Sartain’s home in Upper Enham, Hants.One villager said: “There must have been a dispute of some sort.

A children's book writer has been named as the victim of a shocking shooting in a remote hamlet in which the suspect fled on a motorbike before crashing and dying.