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| Four arrested on suspicion of murder over Essex stabbing | |
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| Detectives investigating the murder of a man stabbed to death after a confrontation with a group of youths have arrested four people on suspicion of murder. | Detectives investigating the murder of a man stabbed to death after a confrontation with a group of youths have arrested four people on suspicion of murder. |
| Residents fought to save the man, named as Darren Kelly, 42, from Basildon, Essex, after he walked to a block of flats after being stabbed in a street row. | Residents fought to save the man, named as Darren Kelly, 42, from Basildon, Essex, after he walked to a block of flats after being stabbed in a street row. |
| Three people from nearby town Pitsea – a 20-year-old man, a 15-year-old girl and a a 17-year-old boy – and a 16-year-old boy from Basildon have been arrested and are currently in custody, Essex police said. | Three people from nearby town Pitsea – a 20-year-old man, a 15-year-old girl and a a 17-year-old boy – and a 16-year-old boy from Basildon have been arrested and are currently in custody, Essex police said. |
| Police confirmed that Kelly, a lorry driver, died after being found with serious injuries on Caister Drive at about 9.30pm on Tuesday. | Police confirmed that Kelly, a lorry driver, died after being found with serious injuries on Caister Drive at about 9.30pm on Tuesday. |
| A post-mortem examination has been carried out and the provisional cause of death was multiple stab wounds and blood loss. Police said they believe he had been involved in an altercation with about five youths or young men. | A post-mortem examination has been carried out and the provisional cause of death was multiple stab wounds and blood loss. Police said they believe he had been involved in an altercation with about five youths or young men. |
| DCI Simon Werrett of the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, who is leading the inquiry, said: “I would appeal for anyone who saw the attack to contact my team. This happened in a residential area so people would have been about.” | DCI Simon Werrett of the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, who is leading the inquiry, said: “I would appeal for anyone who saw the attack to contact my team. This happened in a residential area so people would have been about.” |
| Anyone with information about events leading to the murder is asked to contact detectives at Essex Police on 101, send an email to scdappealsessex.pnn.police.uk or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111. | Anyone with information about events leading to the murder is asked to contact detectives at Essex Police on 101, send an email to scdappealsessex.pnn.police.uk or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111. |