Matthew Oubridge

Unsolved Murders

Age: 56

Sex: male

Date: 4 Dec 2021

Place: Church Street, Trellech, Gwent

Matthew Oubridge was found unconscious in Church Street, Trellech, on the evening of 4 December 2021 but died at the scene.

A 40-year-old man was arrested, but later released without charge.

It was claimed that he had been punched by a stranger who had flagged him down as he drove through Trellech.

Matthew Oubridge had left his home at about 8pm on 4 December 2021 and driven north along the B4293 in his silver Peugeot 207 car to pick up one of his sons. He was soon after found unconscious in Trellech at about 8.40pm.

The police said they were trying to piece together his movements that day and wanted to speak to anyone that had seen him or spoken to him. They also appealed for any drivers with dashcam footage to come forward.

They said:

We believe Matthew left his home address in Chepstow at approximately 8pm on Saturday, December 4, and travelled in his silver Peugeot 207 up the B4293 to Trellech, arriving at about 8.30pm. If you followed that route on that day and had sight or dashcam footage of Matthew please get in touch. If you were in the vicinity of Church Street, Trellech at around 8.30pm on December 4 and have any information that could be relevant to the investigation, please also contact us. Witnesses have also reported a pedestrian walking on the B4293 near Itton at approximately 7.45pm. Again, if you have any information or dashcam relating to this, please get in touch.

One local was reported as having said:

I was told by the police that this man flagged this poor guy down and killed him with a single punch. The reasons why are still a mystery. He may have been trying to steal his car or they just had a quarrel. We don’t know.

His death was reported as still being dealt with as a suspected murder 12 months after his death.

Matthew Oubridge had been a council worker and a father of two.

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