By Jack Newman and Terri-ann Williams For Mailonline and Press Association
Published: 07:37 GMT, 9 March 2019 | Updated: 23:33 GMT, 9 March 2019
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Lionel Simenya, 36, has been killed after an altercation with joyriders in Edinburgh
A chef has been killed after he confronted joyriders for crashing into his parked car while he was sleeping in it.
Lionel Simenya, 36, had parked up in a car park by Ford's Road in Edinburgh when his vehicle was hit by a stolen car.
Sources said the man got out of his car during a confrontation and was then attacked.
Lionel, originally from Burundi in Africa, was found at 3.50am on Thursday and police have launched a murder investigation.
A Peugeot car that was stolen nearby then abandoned is being examined by forensic officers.
A high police presence remains in the area and in a statement police said: 'The victim was said to be sleeping in his car when the
