Murder investigation launches in Maidstone

Two people been arrested on suspicion of murder

Author: Grace O'HarePublished 3rd Jul 2024

Two people remain in custody after being arrested on suspicion of the murder of a man near Maidstone.

Emergency services were called to Southfields Way yesterday morning (2 July) - where they found a man in his 20s with stab wounds.

He was rushed to hospital but pronounced dead a short time later.

The force say a man and a woman, who are known to the victim, were arrested and taken into custody.

The investigation is now being led by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate.

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