Revealed: Repair Shop star Jay Blades’ beloved uncle, 72, was ‘stabbed to death by neighbour on quiet residential street following long-running dispute over a shared alleyway’ [Video]

Jay Blades‘ beloved uncle was allegedly stabbed to death by a neighbour on a quiet residential street following a long-running dispute over a shared alleyway, MailOnline can reveal today.

The Repair Shop star, 54, announced on Monday that he would be taking time away from social media to process his grief following the death of his uncle, telling his fans the shocking bereavement had left him feeling ‘messed up’.

Richard Brathwaite, 72, was found dead on Cromwell Road in Wembley around lunchtime on March 21 after a neighbour, who lived on the same street, allegedly knifed him.

The incident is said to have blown up about items in the shared alleyway between their homes.

During the fatal incident, Mr Blades’ 71-year-old aunt Annetta was also injured and suffered cuts to her head and face.