Ballast Quay Man
Found On: 10th January 2011
On 10th January 2011 the body of a young Asian man was found in the river Thames at Ballast Quay, Greenwich, London. It was estimated that he had been in the water for seven days before washing up on the banks at Ballast Quay.
He had short black hair and brown eyes. He has remained unidentified for over 13 years.
What we know
He had a tattoo on the outside of his right upper arm, bearing the name ‘Kamal’. From this, we know that the name Kamal is important to him. It could be the name of a male or female in his life, or even his own first or last name. The name Kamal is originally Arabic, and it means perfection and excellence.
He had three numbers tattooed on the back of the base of his right hand. The official record posted by the UK Missing Persons Unit tells us the numbers are ‘984’. However, media reports give the numbers as ‘786’. Investigators believe the confusion can be explained by considering the numbers being read from differing ways up. Either way, these numbers will mean something to him.
The Asian young man was in his late twenties and between 5ft 8 and 6ft in height. He wore four layers on his top half: a black tracksuit jacket with blue stripes, a grey jumper, a grey t-shirt, and a green basketball vest. He also wore black trousers, with green tracksuit bottoms worn underneath, and a black belt which had a white metal buckle. He wore white Adidas trainers with black stripes. News reports stated that he had a green baseball cap.
In his possession were an Italian driving licence, an NHS card, Selco trade card, T Mobile top-up card, TV licence card, and a photograph of a female. Media reports at the time said that the name on his NHS ID card was Varinder Singh, but this name has not been verified.
He wore a wooden rosary necklace with a cross, and a white metal chain with a cross. It is unknown if these carried religious significance or were fashion items popular at that time.
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