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He was bundled into a delivery van by four men wearing balaclavas, police sources told Le Figaro newspaper.

A black balaclava covered his face as he entered the restaurant.

There was also a forensic failing in relation to a balaclava discovered a mile from the murder scene.

Several purchases of knives had also been made online, and officers found knives, latex gloves and a balaclava at his home in Purley.

But once just a man and his dog, it has increasing become the "sport of choice" for criminal gangs, with speeding vehicles driven by men in balaclavas sweeping through the countryside.