City worker fighting for life after being left lying in street with fractured skull from early morning attack
Cops say they have no idea whether Christopher Mapleston's injury was because of a fall or an attack
A REVELLER is fighting for his life after being found lying in the road with a fractured skull on his way home from a night out.
Christopher Mapleston, 29, was last seen running for a night bus at around 2am - but an hour later was discovered two miles away in a critical condition.
Detectives believe he may have been robbed as he was found without his iPhone 6 - but the city tax consultant is still unable to communicate.
He has spent 10 days fighting for his life since the tragedy on Sunday, November 29.
Cops are now urging anyone who saw him on Saturday night to get in touch.
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Friends last saw Chris, who was wearing a green camouflage jacket, black trousers and trainers, running for the N343 night bus near Peckham Rye station between 1.30 and 2am.
Detective Constable Terry Martin, from Lewisham CID, said: "We cannot be certain whether Christopher's injury was the result of a fall or an attack.
"One line of inquiry is that he may have been the victim of a robbery as he was found without his iPhone 6.
"I would like to speak with anyone who saw Christopher between the railway station and Arbuthnot Road.
"Have you found a mobile phone in this area of New Cross? Any piece of information, however small, will help us to discover what happened in the early hours of that morning."
The 29-year-old was wearing a distinctive green camouflage jacket at the time.
Chris, who was born in New Jersey in the US, studied at Nottingham University before going on to the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.
He has worked for KPMG for more than three years describing himself on his Linkedin page as a Japan practice and global mobility services consultant providing tax consultancy services for multinationals which have staff sent to the UK.
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