Arrests made in connection to murder in Great Yarmouth

Arrests have been made in West Yorkshire and Norfolk

Three men face questioning over murder
Author: Lana WildashPublished 12th Feb 2023

Detectives investigating the murder of a man in Great Yarmouth can confirm that arrests have been made in Norfolk and West Yorkshire.

On Friday night, two men aged 21 and 43 were arrested in Leeds by West Yorkshire Police; the 43-year-old arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. Both men were held in custody in Leeds and Wakefield before being brought back to Norfolk today for questioning.

Following the two arrests, a 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and faces questioning today at Wymondham Police Investigation Centre.

The arrests come after a 23-year-old man was attacked in St Peters Road on Wednesday 8th February at around 12.40 pm. Emergency services found the man collapsed in Wellington Road who sadly died as a result of a single stab wound to the chest.

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