A Wembley man warned his older brother that someone might kill him, shortly before he mysteriously disappeared.

Shane Mitchell, 60, saidĀ his brother Cedric called him and told him that if he suddenly died, he wanted his family to know who had killed him.

He named a man who he said had been demanding money and threatening his life.

Cedric was so frightened of the man that he spent some time living in his car rather than his house, said Shane, who lives in Enfield.

ā€œI thought, ā€˜Heā€™s just talking ā€“ theyā€™re not going to do nothingā€™,ā€ he sighed. ā€œBut here I am, talking to some reporter about my brotherā€™s death.

ā€œItā€™s a very sad situation. It just seems so far-fetched, the way this thing has happened to my brother. Itā€™s very confusing.ā€

Cedric, 54, disappeared in Jamaica in summer 2023. Relatives say a number of personal effects were missing from his home, yet local police claimed this was not suspiciousCedric, 54, disappeared in Jamaica in summer 2023. Relatives sayĀ personal effects and a large sum of money were missing from his home, yet police claimed this was not suspicious (Image: Dwile Ricketts)

Cedric, 54, was last seen alive on July 29, 2023, in the parish of St Elizabeth, Jamaica, where he had business interests.

Loved ones never heard from him again, and no body has never been found.

In a series of articles, we have detailed how his sister Maxine, frustrated by Jamaican policeā€™s ā€œlackadaisicalā€ efforts, flew out to investigateĀ for herself, uncovering allegations of blackmail andĀ murder that a police investigation had seemingly failed to identify and explore.

This newspaper was the first UK media outlet to begin reporting on Cedric's disappearance. It has since appeared in the national press as a result.

But the Jamaica Constabulary Force has still never responded to our enquiries about the case.

ā€œShe is so brave,ā€ Shane said of Maxine. ā€œCedric would be proud of her for what sheā€™s done so far.ā€

A private detective hired by Maxine claims sources have told him Cedric was murdered and dumped in a cesspit.

Cedric's best friend says he heard the suspected killerĀ threatening Cedric and then had his own life threatened by the same man.

Cedric's sister Maxine has flown to Jamaica to investigate her brother's death for herself, saying local police are doing nothing. The Jamaica Constabulary Force has never responded to our press enquiries about the caseCedric's sister Maxine has flown to Jamaica to investigate her brother's death for herself, saying local police are doing nothing. The Jamaica Constabulary Force has never responded to our press enquiries about the case (Image: Maxine Mitchell)

ā€œItā€™s a terrible thing,ā€ said Shane. ā€œIā€™m still trying to get my head around itā€¦ These Jamaican police are not doing anything about it.ā€

Shane and Cedric grew up among a large family in Chalkhill. Cedric attended Preston Manor School.

ā€œHeā€™s my lovely little brother,ā€ Shane said. ā€œHe was a lovely baby. I used to love him a lot because I was the oldest.Ā He was like my first baby.

ā€œEven though he grew up and he was a miserable sod, I always loved him. I used to always remind him, ā€˜Cedric, I used to look after you, so have some mannersā€™, when he was being cheeky.

ā€œHe was lovely when he was little. But when he grew up, he was the most miserable man you could have ever met...Ā Just one little thing could set him off and he wouldnā€™t be talking to you.ā€

The two brothers were estranged for years over a minor dispute, he said, but reconciled in the lead-up to Cedricā€™s disappearance.

Cedric's best friend Dwile Ricketts (right) also spoke of Cedric's moody nature. He said the last time he saw Cedric (left), he stormed off because Dwile asked how he had ever got involved with the man who was threatening to kill himCedric's best friend Dwile Ricketts (right) also spoke of Cedric's moody nature. He said the last time he saw Cedric (left), he stormed off because Dwile asked how he had ever got involved with the man who was threatening to kill him (Image: Dwile Ricketts)

ā€œMy brother is a very strong-minded person. Heā€™s a Libran. Heā€™s a bit hard-headed. In Jamaica we have a saying -Ā ā€˜he canā€™t take tellingā€™,ā€ Shane said.

ā€œYou canā€™t tell him anything. He knows everything. He was a very quiet guy, but if he gets in an argument and feels like heā€™s in the right and youā€™re in the wrong, he will not ever chat to you again.

ā€œThere was once that I didnā€™t talkĀ to Cedric, I swear, it was eight years, and it was shocking to me when we did talk. And when we did talk, it was all problems.ā€

By then, Cedric ā€“ who had studied architecture at university ā€“ had become a property developer and landlord in Jamaica, after first visiting the island with a family friend.

Shane said his brother was a serious man who worked extremely hard, channelling all his time and energy into making money and building a nice home for himself.Ā 

ā€œI was video calling him one time and said, ā€˜Let me see your yardā€™. He walked around his property. It was beautiful. Absolutely gorgeous,ā€ Shane recalled.

ā€œI was saying, my little brother is like a man. Heā€™s doing better than me and Iā€™m the older one. He should hold up his head. Heā€™s done a lot in his life and Iā€™m really proud of him.ā€

At the time of his death, Cedric was splitting his time between the UK, the USA and Jamaica. He flew from America to Jamaica in mid-July 2023. There is no record of him ever leaving againAt the time of his death, Cedric was splitting his time between the UK, the USA and Jamaica. He flew from America to Jamaica in mid-July 2023. There is no record of him ever leaving again (Image: Mitchell family)

But their conversations took a dark turn when Cedric told Shane that a man was threatening him over a dispute, demanding money.

ā€œHim and this man kept kicking off. There was one stage when this man threatened that he was going to kill my brother,ā€ Shane alleged.

ā€œHe would go to the house ā€“ ā€˜Whereā€™s my money?ā€™ There was a stage where Cedric actually lived outside his house, inside his car, because things were getting so messed up.ā€

During one call, Shane alleged, Cedric said: ā€œLet me tell you something. If anything happens to meā€¦ā€

ā€œI said, ā€˜What do you mean now, Cedricā€™? He said, ā€˜If I die any time soon, itā€™s becauseā€¦ā€™.ā€

This paperĀ cannot legally repeat the defamatory assertions Cedric made ā€“ but he named individuals he believed might murder him and outlined the basis for his suspicions.

ā€œI said, ā€˜Oh man, Cedric, what are you saying to me?ā€™ He got me all worried,ā€ Shane recalled.

Cedric Mitchell grew up in Chalk Hill, Wembley, and attended Preston Manor School. He studied architecture at university and later became a property developer and landlord in JamaicaCedric Mitchell grew up in Chalkhill, Wembley, and attended Preston Manor School. He studied architecture at university and later became a property developer and landlord in Jamaica (Image: Mitchell family)

He was left ā€œprayingā€ for his younger brother, he said ā€“ but over the following months, things calmed down andĀ ā€œseemed hunky-dory.ā€

But then Cedric disappeared.Ā He travelled from the USA to Jamaica in mid-July 2023.Ā There is no record of him ever leaving again.

His WhatsApp account, which he used obsessively, was never accessed after July 29, 2023.

Relatives say his money, personal documents and electronicsĀ disappeared from his home. His car key was also missing, yet his car remained in his garage.

According to Cedricā€™s family, police failed to conduct any forensic tests at his home, made offensive andĀ dismissive comments about the case, carried out noĀ meaningful searches for Cedric's bodyĀ and appeared to be aiding potential suspects instead of investigating them.

Private investigator Robert Finzi-Smith claims sources in St Elizabeth have told him who murdered Cedric, how it happened and where his body was hidden ā€“ but so far, police have not acted on his intelligence.

Cedric's sister Maxine hired private investigator Robert Finzi-Smith. He claims sources have told him who killed Cedric and how, as well as where police should look for a body. But so far, the authorities have not done soCedric's sister Maxine hired private investigator Robert Finzi-Smith. He claims sources have told him who killed Cedric and how, as well as where police should look for a body. But so far, the authorities have not done so (Image: Robert Finzi-Smith)

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Shane, 60, suffered an aneurysm around three years ago. He had to undergo brain surgery and was left unable to work. He canā€™t afford to fly out to Jamaica and support Maxineā€™s fight for the truth. He asked for his own face not to be published alongside our reporting.

He fears the stress and heartache caused by Cedricā€™s unsolved disappearance is worsening his own health.

ā€œThey say it could come back,ā€ he said of his aneurysm. ā€œI get stressed and think, ā€˜Oh s***, Iā€™m going to die nowā€™.ā€

Shane said Cedricā€™s disappearance a year ago had changed his life.

ā€œI have friends and I go to their homes and they watch crime shows for hours about this one murdered that one, and it reminds me of my brother. It really stresses me out,ā€ he said.

ā€œI canā€™t sit and listen to it ā€“ peopleā€™s unnecessary reasons for killing people. Unfortunately, theyā€™ve gone and done that to my brother. And he didnā€™t deserve it. He didnā€™t.ā€

ā€œI know heā€™s miserable,ā€ he chuckled. ā€œBut heā€™s just that guy. He became quite a moody person. His frown is awful. Iā€™m 60 and I canā€™t frown like my brother. Heā€™s the baby of the family and he looks older than me.ā€

He sighed: ā€œI just wish I could have helped himā€¦ Iā€™m still asking the universe because it would just be so wonderful if one day, Cedric just pops up. I would love that. But I donā€™t think thatā€™s going to happen.ā€