According to an elderly lady who lives in a maisonette in the same block, and who asked to remain anonymous, the day of the murder had been blisteringly hot. “People were having barbecues and sitting out on the balconies,” she said. “It was a happy atmosphere. People were having water fights. But the youngsters had been drinking all day, and the name-calling got out of control. They got hot-headed. I could cope with them giving him a beating, but setting him on fire was sick.”