City worker robbed of a rare Japanese vinyl record in brutal mugging that left him with fractured skull
The 29-year old was carrying a limited edition LP - Awakening by Japanese artist Hiroshi Sato featuring Wendy Matthews - which is worth over £100
POLICE investigating what happened to a man who was left with a serious head injury are trying to track down a rare vinyl record that he was carrying at the time.
Christopher Mapleston was found lying on the road with a fractured skull on Arbuthnot Road in New Cross, London.
The 29-year-old, who was on his way home from a night out, had been carrying a limited edition vinyl record entitled Awakening by Japanese artist Hiroshi Sato featuring Wendy Matthews - which is worth over £100.
That has been missing since the incident on November 20, along with his iPhone 6.
Due to his injuries, Mr Mapleston still has not been able to tell police what happened and they are now investigating whether the rare record was significant.
Detective Constable Terry Martin said: "We cannot be certain whether Christopher's injury was the result of a fall or an attack. One line of enquiry is that he may have been the victim of a robbery as he was found without his iPhone 6.
"Having spoken to his friends we now know that Christopher was also in possession of a limited edition record which has yet to be located. I am appealing to anyone who may have found it or has been offered the item for sale to get in contact with us immediately.
"I would also like to speak to anyone who saw Christopher between the railway station and Arbuthnot Road. He was wearing a distinctive green camouflage jacket."
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.
But an hour later, he was discovered two miles away in a critical condition.
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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.
Anyone with information contact police on 101 or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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