Second man arrested in city murder investigation

2 days ago

Shariqua AhmedPeterborough

News image — The man was pronounced dead at a property on Gladstone Street in Peterborough

Shariqua Ahmed/BBC A street at night. There are two police cars in the foreground, and a couple of officers. There is blue and white police tape across the street. — The man was pronounced dead at a property on Gladstone Street in Peterborough

Police investigating the death of a man at a Peterborough property have made a second arrest.

Emergency services were called to Gladstone Street in Millfield on Wednesday morning following reports a man was found unconscious. A 50-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.

Cambridgeshire Police said a 31-year-old man, from the city, was arrested on suspicion of murder on Thursday and he remains in custody.

A man aged 37, from Stowmarket in Suffolk, who was previously arrested on suspicion of murder, has been bailed.

Det Ch Insp Matt Inwood, from the Major Crime Unit, said officers understood the death would be concerning for residents and he appealed for anyone with information to come forward.

"Our thoughts are with the man's family and friends at this time," he said, adding that specialist officers were supporting them.

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