Fourth man charged as part of Blackpool murder investigation

John Hutchinson died after a burglary at a property in Scorton Avenue on Easter Monday

44-year-old John Hutchinson
Author: Matt SoanesPublished 16th Apr 2023
Last updated 16th Apr 2023

A Merseyside man has become the seventh person to be arrested after the murder of a man in Blackpool earlier this week.

44 year old John Hutchinson died of a suspected heart attack in the hours after a break-in at his home on Scorton Avenue on Monday (April 10).

A Post Mortem found he'd died of internal injuries after being assaulted during the burglary.

In total, seven people have now been arrested as part of this investigation.

The latest charge is of David Bond, 33, of Oaklands Avenue, Netherton. He is due to appear at Blackpool Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (Monday).

We have previously charged Daniel Cunningham, 33, of Tarnbrook Drive in Blackpool, Lee Clarke, 33, of Greenall Court in Prescot and Darren McCabe, 47, of Warwick Road in Blackpool, with murder, and all three appeared at Blackpool Magistrates’ Court yesterday (Saturday).

The other three people arrested – a 34-year-old man from Blackpool, a 36-year-old man from Liverpool and a 34-year-old woman from Blackpool – have all been released under investigation

We are continuing to urge anyone with information about the attack to come forward, and are particularly interested in a grey Ford Fiesta car, registration SG18 BGU. We believe this vehicle travelled to Blackpool from the Merseyside area on Monday. It is now in possession of police but if you saw this vehicle on April 10, please come forward.

Det Ch Insp Andy Fallows, of Lancashire Police’s Force Major Investigation Team, said: “This investigation is moving quickly and we have now charged a fourth person with murder.

“We are working tirelessly to get answers for Mr Hutchinson’s loved ones and continue to ask anybody with information to come forward.

“If you were in the Scorton Avenue area around the time of the assault you may have seen someone in the area acting suspiciously. You might have dashcam or doorbell footage that shows something suspicious in the area. Or perhaps you know who is responsible. Whatever you know, please tell us.

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