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Latest comment: 8 days ago by Wikociewie in topic Identity and manner of death

Criminal Damage

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Should this not be flagged as the criminal damage that it is? ~2026-46411-42 (talk) 19:33, 30 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

No. Wikociewie (talk) 22:14, 30 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
No. A few words into this article is a link to Graffiti, which explores the topic thoroughly. It's inappropriate to discuss it here and especially inappropriate of the anon to raise it following the death of this article's subject. DBaK (talk) 20:59, 1 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Identity and manner of death

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Threre is repeated tabloid speculation (in the Sun, Daily Mail, Daily Express etc.) about Helch's real identity, all pointing to the same person. However, I don't think it rises to being WP:RS. There's also the question of why such a young person died early; there's no indication of the manner of his death, and given the risky nature of tagging in high places or near railway tracks, it's possible that he died by misadventure, not natural causes. Again, all speculation, but I think there may be more to come from this in the future via WP:RS. — The Anome (talk) 15:44, 2 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Update: the Daily Star says he died from cancer: . Whether that counts as a WP:RS is debatable. But at least it looks like he didn't die from his graffiti activities. — The Anome (talk) 19:51, 2 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
Here is an LBC report giving an alleged name: . This seems to be the only WP:RS candidate for this so far, all other sources either beingh a tabloid or naming a tabloid as source. — The Anome (talk) 08:29, 9 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
There is a video from his funeral where the arrangements name him as Mike or Michael Purdy. ~2026-51630-54 (talk) 14:42, 25 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
This is not a reliable source as per WP:UGC. Wikociewie (talk) 17:07, 25 September 2026 (UTC)Reply