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Alexandru Constantinescu was stabbed in the heart at Dunkirk caravan park, inquest reveals

11:10, 16 April 2019

updated: 11:20, 16 April 2019

A man killed at a caravan park was stabbed in the heart, an inquest has heard.

Paramedics rushed to Brotherhood Wood caravan site in Gate Hill, Dunkirk on Sunday April, 7 after Alexandru Constantinescu, 30, was assaulted.

Ambulance crews found the young man slumped over on the floor with a chest injury.

Alexandru Constantinescu was stabbed in the heart
Alexandru Constantinescu was stabbed in the heart

Coroner Bina Patel said: "He died despite extensive medical aid by the emergency services."

Dumitru Palazu, 48, was charged with murder and appeared at Maidstone Crown Court on Friday when he entered a not guilty plea.

He is expected to claim self defence when the case goes to trial in September.

Police at the Brotherhood Wood caravan site in Gate Hill behind the Gate Services on the A2 in Dunkirk
Police at the Brotherhood Wood caravan site in Gate Hill behind the Gate Services on the A2 in Dunkirk

Four other men were arrested on suspicion of murder.

Since his death his family, who live in Romania, set up a fundraiser to have his body brought home. It has now reached it's €3,500 goal.

They previously described him as a music lover and a "beautiful son" while friends have taken to social media to express their grief.

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