Police say Norwich murder victim was dead for around eight days before discovery
The victim's been identified as a 19-year-old from London
Police say a teenager from London who was murdered in Norwich had been dead for around eight days before he was found.
The 19 year old man's body was discovered in a ground floor flat on Lefroy Road on Saturday (21st September) around 10:40pm.
A post-mortem carried out yesterday (Monday 23rd September) ruled the man, from London, died from a single stab wound to the chest.
Detectives tell us they're working to trace the suspects, and are working alongside the Metropolitan Police to establish what led to the man's death, conducting house to house enquiries are reviewing CCTV footage.
A police cordon remains in place while investigations continue.
"This is a complex investigation"
Detective Inspector Dave McCormack said: “This is a complex investigation, and we are working our way methodically through the evidence.
"The man’s body was in the flat for approximately eight days before police were alerted so we need to follow several lines of enquiry. There are no arrests at this time.
“Police would like to speak to anyone who may have witnessed anything suspicious or has information about the incident.
"Detectives believe this is a drug-related incident and the suspects do not present a wider risk to the community and do not believe this is linked to the murder in Paragon Place earlier this month.
"We appreciate this is a distressing incident and there will be high-visibility police activity over the coming days in the area.”