A pensioner died trying to defend an 88-year-old convicted paedophile from a man it is believed he met in prison, it was claimed today.
The victim is believed to have been stabbed to death after he heard a commotion at his neighbour's house in leafy Little Gaddesden near Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire, on Saturday afternoon.
His neighbour, Francis Cory-Wright, 88, recently came out of prison after he was jailed for 30 months for indecently assaulting a 10-year-old boy 35 years ago.
Cory-Wright was also wounded and taken to hospital, but his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
Detectives want to question 'extremely dangerous' Ian John McLoughlin, 55, also known as Ian John Baker, in connection with the incident and have warned people not to approach him.
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Cory-Wright was found guilty of abusing a boy during fishing and hunting trips in the 1970s.
An Old Etonian, he was an underwriter with Lloyds at the time, and would pick up the boy in a vintage car and take him out into the country before abusing him. The victim kept the abuse secret for decades for fear of his father's reaction.
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Police have described McLoughlin as white, about 6ft tall, with straight, greying, collar-length hair.
DCI Martin Brunning from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit said, 'We also believe that he is in possession of a large amount of £50 and £20 notes which he may be using to pay for purchases.'
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