Stephen Cadman

Unsolved Murders

Age: 37

Sex: male

Date: 19 Sep 2021

Place: Bishport Avenue, Hartcliffe

Stephen Cadman was found dead in a tower block in Bishport Avenue in Hartcliffe on 16 September 2021.

He died from a single stab wound to the chest.

A 55-year-old woman was charged with his murder but the case against her was later dropped after significant new evidence was found, that being a call made to paramedics, minutes after his death, suggesting he wasn't killed.

Following the finding the judge directed a not guilty verdict on the woman.

The prosecution said:

After a very complicated investigation it has been concluded by me and others there is no longer a realistic prospect of conviction. The jury could not be sure the defendant murdered the victim.

The Crown Prosecution Service said:

At a hearing on Wednesday, June 15, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) offered no evidence which concluded the prosecution case against the woman. Following the death of Stephen Cadman on September 16, 2021, Avon and Somerset Police’s Major Crime Investigation Team conducted a thorough investigation and presented their findings to the CPS for a charging decision two days later. Enquiries into Mr Cadman's death continued post-charge and significant new evidence was found, which upon being presented to the CPS has led to the decision to stop the case against the woman. The police fully accept and agree with the decision of the CPS in this matter.

Stephen Cadman's inquest on 10 April 2024 heard that it was not possible to determine how he received his injuries, with his post mortem examination finding that it was not possible to state with the wound was self-inflicted or the result of a third party, with either being possible.

It was heard that Stephen Cadman had had suffered with mental health, substance abuse and self-harm and that it was possible that he had taken his own life.

His inquest returned an open conclusion, stating:

The deceased died following a stab wound to his chest, how he came to the wound has not been established.

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