Sixth arrest in St Paul's murder investigation
Eddie Kinuthia was fatally stabbed near his family home in July
A sixth man has been arrested following the death of Eddie King Muthemba Kinuthia in Bristol last month.
The 19-year-old died on July 21 after being stabbed in Grosvenor Road Triangle Park, in St Paul's, at just before 11pm that night.
Despite a number of arrests, as well as police trawling through hundreds of hours of CCTV footage, and interviewing over 50 people in connection with this case, nobody has yet been charged in connection with his death.
Last week, his mother, Irene Muthemba, has since issued a heartbreaking plea for people to come forward with information to help detectives involved in the ongoing murder investigation.
A teenager arrested on the night of the attack has been eliminated from the investigation.
Four other arrested men are all in their 20s and from Bristol. Three of these are on conditional police bail and one was released under investigation.
The sixth man, arrested on Tuesday 15 August, is also in his 20s and from Bristol - and he currently (August 16) remains in police custody.
Detective Chief Inspector Mark Almond of the Major Crime Investigation Team is leading enquiries into Eddie's death.
Speaking after the news conference on Thursday 10 August, DCI Mark Almond said Irene had "poured her heart out".
He said: "We have huge support from the community but we need that critical piece of evidence from someone who was there or who saw these individuals afterwards. We have lots of information but we need people to give statements."
He stressed that his team of investigators is experienced in supporting witnesses through difficult cases like this.
Detectives say they want to hear from anyone who:
- Was in contact with Eddie on Friday 21 July in person or by phone or social media
- Was in the Grosvenor Road area of St Paul's between 10pm and 11.30pm on Friday 21 July
- Saw a black electric motorbike, similar to a Sur-Ron electric trials bike, being ridden in the St Paul's or Easton area at the time, with either one or two riders
If you have any information which could help, please call 101 quoting Operation Barclay, or visit the dedicated online portal.