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A businessman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found stabbed to death at his mansion in Cheshire. | A businessman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found stabbed to death at his mansion in Cheshire. |
Arran Coghlan ,39, who has twice been cleared of murder, was discovered with knife wounds at his home in Alderley Edge on Tuesday afternoon. | |
The body of Stephen Akinyemi, of Cheetham Hill, Manchester, was found in a bathroom at the property. | The body of Stephen Akinyemi, of Cheetham Hill, Manchester, was found in a bathroom at the property. |
Mr Coghlan was treated in hospital and is now in police custody. | Mr Coghlan was treated in hospital and is now in police custody. |
Officers found the him and Mr Akinyemi after neighbours heard a loud disturbance at about 1400 GMT on Tuesday. | Officers found the him and Mr Akinyemi after neighbours heard a loud disturbance at about 1400 GMT on Tuesday. |
It is believed the two men knew each other. | It is believed the two men knew each other. |
Burned alive | Burned alive |
Mr Coghlan's home on Brook Lane - a street lined with multi-million pound properties - has been cordoned off for forensic examination. | Mr Coghlan's home on Brook Lane - a street lined with multi-million pound properties - has been cordoned off for forensic examination. |
In 1994 he was cleared of murdering Stockport's "Mr Big" Chris Little, a well-known gangland boss. | In 1994 he was cleared of murdering Stockport's "Mr Big" Chris Little, a well-known gangland boss. |
He was shot at the wheel of his Mercedes in Marple in July 1994. | He was shot at the wheel of his Mercedes in Marple in July 1994. |
In 2001 Mr Coghlan was arrested on suspicion of murdering drug dealer David Barnshaw, known as the "body in the boot" case. | In 2001 Mr Coghlan was arrested on suspicion of murdering drug dealer David Barnshaw, known as the "body in the boot" case. |
He had been kidnapped and forced to drink petrol before being burned alive in the back of his own car on an industrial estate in Stockport. | He had been kidnapped and forced to drink petrol before being burned alive in the back of his own car on an industrial estate in Stockport. |
The case against Mr Coghlan and others collapsed in 2003 when it was revealed that police had failed to pass on important information about another suspect. | The case against Mr Coghlan and others collapsed in 2003 when it was revealed that police had failed to pass on important information about another suspect. |