Investigations continue into Thorpe St Andrew murder
A man died last night
Detectives are continuing to investigate the murder of a man in Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich, last night (14 April).
Police were called to Primrose Crescent shortly after 7.35pm following reports of a disturbance and officers arrived on scene to find four people with injuries.
One of the casualties, a 41-year-old man, had suffered serious injuries and despite treatment was pronounced dead at the scene.
Three other people, a man and two women, were also injured and taken to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital for treatment to knife wounds. The two women, aged in their 40s and 50s, remain in hospital while the man, aged in his 40s, was later transferred to Addenbrooke's Hospital for treatment. All casualties are described as having serious but non-life-threatening injuries and are in a stable condition.
Police arrested two men at the scene in connection with the incident. A 47-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and is one of the casualties receiving treatment in hospital under police guard and will be brought back to Norfolk for questioning in due course.
A 17-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning grievous bodily harm and taken to Great Yarmouth Police Investigation Centre where he remains for questioning.
A police cordon remains in place while scene investigations are carried out and a Home Office post mortem examination will be held in due course to establish the cause of death.
Detective Chief Inspector Phill Gray, from the Norfolk and Suffolk Major Investigation Team, is leading the enquiry.
He said:
"We are working to establish events leading up to this incident and have spoken with a number of witnesses and will continue with our enquiries at the scene today. Initial findings lead us to believe this was an isolated incident involving local residents. We're still keen to hear from anyone who may have witnessed the incident and hasn't yet spoken to police or anyone with information about it to come forward."
Additional officers will be on patrol in the area over the next few days to offer reassurance to residents.
Local Policing Commander, Chief Inspector Kris Barnard, said:
"A large number of police and ambulance resources were deployed to scene with officers arriving within seven minutes of receiving the initial 999 call.
"We understand this incident and the large-scale emergency service response will have understandably caused concern in the local community in Thorpe.
"Such scenes are unusual for this area and we will have additional officers on duty over the coming days, dedicated to carrying out high-visibility patrols to offer reassurance."
Anyone with information should contact the Norfolk and Suffolk Major Investigation Team on 101.