THE mother of Romanian man shot in an execution-style attack in Finchley says she feels a “great sense of loss”.

Today police have revealed more details of the attack on Bogdan Gabriel Paduret, known to friends as Tony, who was shot dead outside his home in Tillingbourne Gardens, Finchley, last Saturday.

The 29-year-old had finished work as head doorman at the Mayfair Club in Dover Street, central London, at 5.30am and had been given a lift home by a friend in a silver Vauxhall Corsa.

Police believe a motorbike with a pillion passenger had pulled up in Tillingbourne Gardens minutes before the car came back.

When the car pulled up the pillion rider walked up to the passenger side window, pulled out a handgun and shot Mr Paduret four times, before running back to the bike which was then driven off.

His mother Mariana Paduret flew to London to formally identify the body and an inquest is set to open in due course.

She said: “To me Tony meant everything. He had such tremendous love for people, he would call his friends and relatives brothers and sisters.

“He was incredibly generous and forgiving and at the same time very modest about it. He had an acute sense of justice and he took pride in everything he did.

"I have this great sense of loss. Words cannot express how dearly he is going to be missed by all of us.

"This tragedy could happen to anyone. I hope that whoever has any information which might assist the authorities will have the sense of duty, the courage and the generosity to come forward. Please do help us to find the person who took my son away from me."

Scotland Yard detectives are now making inquiries into Mr Paduret's lifestyle in a bid to determine a motive for the killing.

He was a member of the David Lloyd gym in Finchley and described as a “hard-working and very popular” man.

Detective Chief Inspector Jacqueline Sebire, who is leading the investigation, said: “We are very keen to speak to anyone who saw the motorbike, particularly in the area of Tillingbourne Gardens or perhaps in the area of Dover Street.

“We know that both the driver and the pillion passenger were dressed in dark clothing and the pillion rider may have been wearing a jacket with a reflective stripe up the zip.

"This was a cold-blooded and planned murder. Mr Paduret was without doubt targeted and we now need to establish why so that those responsible can be put before the courts and held to account."

Anyone with information can contact the incident room on 020 8358 0400 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.