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Two more murder arrests after body found at marina

Jonathan MorrisDevon
News imageDevon and Cornwall Police Drew Perham is pictured standing on a mountain path with a wide alpine landscape stretching out behind them. He is wearing a black jacket, black shorts, trainers and white socks, and is holding a phone in his hands. The ground around them is a mix of grass, patches of remaining snow and gravel.Devon and Cornwall Police
Drew Perham from Plymouth was found dead at King Point Marina

Two more teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder by police investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a marina, officers have said.

The arrests follow the discovery of 24-year-old Plymouth man Drew Perham's body in the water at King Point Marina in the city on 25 January.

Devon and Cornwall Police said two men aged 17 and 18, from Plymouth, were arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of murder, assisting an offender and supplying Class C drugs. They have been released on bail until May.

Three 19-year-old men, two from Plymouth and one from Exmouth, were previously arrested on suspicion of murder and they remain on police bail until April.

News imageA police vehicle parked on a road. A police cordon is in police. Other police vehicles can be seen further in the distance. Residential properties are built around the road. The sky is blue.
Police have arrested two more teenagers after Drew Perham's body was found at King Point Marina

Layton Randle, 19, of Oakfield Terrace Road, Plymouth, has been charged with the murder of Perham on 24 January.

He appeared at Plymouth Crown Court on 29 January and was remanded in custody to appear at the court on 6 March.

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