Two men charged with murder after Conor Kinlan found drowned in River Nene in Peterborough
Two men have been charged with the murder of Conor Kinlan in Peterborough.
Thomas McShane, 19, of Collier Mews, Paston, has been charged with murder, possession of an offensive weapon and possession of a class B drug.
He appeared at Huntingdon Magistrates’ Court on Saturday (January 21) and has been remanded in custody to appear at Cambridge Crown Court on Tuesday (February 3).
Cole Mackaness, 19, of Baden Powell Way, Wellingborough, was arrested on Friday evening and has since been charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon.
He appeared at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on Monday morning (February 2) and has also been remanded in custody to appear at Cambridge Crown Court Tuesday.
An 18-year-old man from Peterborough was arrested on Sunday (February 1) on suspicion of murder. He remains in custody at Thorpe Wood Police Station.
An 18-year-old woman also from Peterborough was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of assisting an offender. She remains in custody at Thorpe Wood Police Station.
A 19-year-old man, who had been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender last week, has been released on bail to return to Thorpe Wood Police Station on April 29.
Conor’s body was found in the River Nene on January 24and a postmortem investigation on Friday (January 30) has given a preliminary cause of death as drowning.