Police in Peterborough arrest man in connection with Crown Street murder

Detectives investigating the murder of a man in Peterborough yesterday morning (Saturday, May 8) have made an arrest.

Police were called out to a flat in Crown Street, New England, at about 5am where it was reported there had been a fight and a man had been stabbed.

Police at the scene in Crown Street, Peterborough.

placeholder image — Police at the scene in Crown Street, Peterborough.

It is believed the victim is a man in his 20s however formal identification is yet to take place.

A 29-year-old man was arrested in Peterborough earlier this afternoon on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Police have taped off an area of Crown Street, Peterborough.

DCI Emma Pitts, from the Beds, Cambs and Herts Major Crime Unit (MCU), said: “We are continuing to follow up a number of enquiries and working hard to bring those responsible to justice.

“I would like to thank all those who have been in contact with us so far however I would still urge anyone who may have information and we have not yet been in contact with, to get in touch with us as a matter of urgency.”

Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact police via their web chat service at https://bit.ly/3vsiYDw or online forms via www.cambs.police.uk/report quoting incident 82 of 8 May. Those without internet access should call 101.