Overview

• Bryan Woolis was fatally struck by a Mercedes near his Walthamstow home on January 22, 2015, but remained unidentified for a decade.
• Inspector Nik Dodsworth of South Yorkshire Police solved the case using a partial DNA match and the Police National Computer database after being prompted by a Locate International appeal in 2024.
• Woolis's estranged family, unaware of his death due to infrequent contact, has now been located and informed of his fate.
• The driver involved in the collision received a suspended sentence, but the case remained open until Woolis's formal identification this year.
• Locate International is arranging for a new headstone with Woolis's correct name to provide his family with proper closure.