Murder investigation launched after body found in Leicester
Leicestershire Police say three men have been taken into custody after discovering a body on Friday afternoon
Last updated 9th Jun 2024
Leicestershire Police have launched a murder investigation after a body was discovered at a house in Harrow Road - in the West End area of Leicester.
Officers were called out to a house on the street at 4pm on Friday afternoon (March 24).
When they arrived, they found the body of a man, and arrested a 33-year-old man at the scene.
Two further arrests were made on Friday night, with two men, 21 and 45 years old, were also taken into police custody.
All three were arrested on suspicion of murder.
Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Chief Inspector Mark Sinski from the East Midlands Special Operations Unit, said: “We are at the scene and will be over the coming days, carrying out house-to-house enquiries and trawling CCTV to piece together the movements of the victim and the suspects.
“We are still in the very early stages in the investigation, working to identify what’s happened and when, and who’s responsible.
“If anyone has any information about anyone acting suspiciously in the area of Harrow Road in the last few days, please, contact us with information.
“We’d also ask people to contact us with CCTV footage or dash cam footage – have you been in the area of Harrow Road in the days before Friday 24 March? Were you using your phone and have any phone footage that might help us?
“Anything, no matter how small you think it is, it may be helpful to this investigation. Please, we urge you to get in touch.”
Formal identification of the man has not yet been carried out and a post-mortem examination will take place.
Information can be given to the force via the online portal or by calling 101, quoting incident number 271 of 25 March.