Fifth arrest made in connection with Bury St Edmunds stabbing
Police have made a further arrest in connection with a stabbing in Bury St Edmunds.
Officers were called shortly after 11.35pm on Friday, October 25, following reports that a man had been stabbed during an altercation with a group of four or five males in the car park outside The Moreton Hall pub in Lawson Place.
The victim – who is aged in his 20s - was taken by ambulance to hospital after sustaining life-threatening injuries.
Today, (Wednesday, November 6), a 29-year-old man from Braintree has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender in connection with the incident.
He has been taken to Bury St Edmunds Police Investigation Centre where he will be questioned.
This was the fifth arrest in connection with the attack, with four previous arrests occurring at the end of last month (October).
- A 32-year-old man from Bury St Edmunds was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder last Wednesday. He was taken to Bury St Edmunds Police Investigation Centre where he was questioned and subsequently released on bail until Monday, November 25 pending further enquiries.
- A 29-year-old man from Haverhill was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder on last Monday. He was questioned and subsequently released on bail until Monday, November 25 pending further enquiries.
- A 24-year-old man from Bury St Edmunds was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder last Saturday night. He was questioned and subsequently released on bail until Monday, November 18 pending further enquiries.
- A 29-year-old man from Bury St Edmunds was arrested shortly after the attack, in the early hours of Saturday, October 26. He was questioned and subsequently released under investigation.
Detectives investigating believe this is was a targeted attack.
Anyone who witnessed any suspicious activity or has knowledge of the incident should contact Suffolk police, quoting crime reference 37/64977/19 or go to www.suffolk.police.uk/contact-us/existing-report-update or contact the independent charity Crimestoppers 100 per cent anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their online form: www.crimestoppers-uk.org
