Pic:KPMG worker Christopher Mapleston has been left with a cracked skull
Crime reporter(wp/es):
A young city worker was left fighting for his life after being left for dead in a south London street.
KPMG Japan specialist Christopher Mapleston, 29, suffered a cracked skull and a slash to his head in a possible terrifying street attack in New Cross.
Police believe high-flying Mr Mapleston, who studied at London’s School of Oriental and African Studies, could have been targeted in a robbery.
He was found in a critical condition with a fractured skull at around 3am on Sunday, November 20 on Arbuthnot Road, in New Cross.
He was last seen by friends – who waved him goodbye after a night of socialising – as he ran for a bus close to Peckham Rye Railway station between 1.30 and 2am.
But Mr Mapleston was found two miles away without his iPhone 6.
Detectives are appealing for help to piece together the events which left Mr Mapleston hospitalised.
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. He was wearing a distinctive green camouflage jacket.
"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."
Officers are keen to hear from anyone who saw Christopher that night.
He is described as white, approximately 5ft 7ins tall, of slim build with brown hair. He was wearing a green camouflage jacket, black trousers and trainers.
Anyone with information is asked to contact officers at Lewisham via 101.
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