Police are asking people in Borehamwood to listen to their consciences after being deliberately misled by the public during the Wayne Trotter murder investigation.

The investigation is still going strong, and this week letters were being sent to every house in Borehamwood by the Mayor of Hertsmere Stuart Nagler, requesting that people identify the killers.

In the letter, Councillor Nagler wrote: "This terrible murder shocked the whole community, and I am doing everything I can to assist the police in bringing those responsible to justice."

He urged people to step forward with any information they had about the incident, no matter how small or seemingly unimportant.

Det Chief Insp Adrian Tapp said: "A lot of people have been very helpful, and we have had some very positive lines of enquiry.

"But we believe there a few people who are deliberately withholding information, and we hope that they will search their souls and ask themselves why they don't come forward."

The priority for the police was to solve the murder, not to prosecute people for offences they may have committed that might be stopping them from speaking up.

There are still 40 officers working full-time on the case, and DCI Tapp said: "I still feel confident that we will get to the bottom of this. It is tough, but we are getting there."

Mr Trotter died after being set on fire as he returned to his home in Fell Path, Borehamwood, on Thursday, December 5.

He was married with a three-year-old son, and his wife, Anne, has since given birth to their second child.

Anybody with information about the murder is asked to call the police on 01707 354236 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111. A £10,000 reward is available for information leading to the conviction of the killers.