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| Four arrested over Jay Whiston house party murder | Four arrested over Jay Whiston house party murder |
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| Four people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a teenager at a party. | Four people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a teenager at a party. |
| Jay Whiston was stabbed at a house party in Colchester shortly after 10pm on 8 September. It is believed the party got out of control after details were posted on Facebook. | Jay Whiston was stabbed at a house party in Colchester shortly after 10pm on 8 September. It is believed the party got out of control after details were posted on Facebook. |
| The 17-year-old, from Clacton, died a short time later in hospital. | The 17-year-old, from Clacton, died a short time later in hospital. |
| Detectives arrested three men and one woman at a house in the Colchester area shortly after 6am on Thursday. | Detectives arrested three men and one woman at a house in the Colchester area shortly after 6am on Thursday. |
| A 51-year-old man, an 18-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman from the Colchester area and a 17-year-old girl from Clacton were being questioned by detectives at a police station in north Essex. | A 51-year-old man, an 18-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman from the Colchester area and a 17-year-old girl from Clacton were being questioned by detectives at a police station in north Essex. |
| Detective Chief Inspector Simon Parkes said: "This is very much a live investigation where we continue to benefit from the support of the public. | Detective Chief Inspector Simon Parkes said: "This is very much a live investigation where we continue to benefit from the support of the public. |
| "Today we have arrested four on suspicion of assisting an offender. We remain convinced that there are people who have yet to contact us, who know what happened and are protecting those responsible. It is those people we would appeal to to come forward." | "Today we have arrested four on suspicion of assisting an offender. We remain convinced that there are people who have yet to contact us, who know what happened and are protecting those responsible. It is those people we would appeal to to come forward." |
| Five people from Colchester are on police bail after they were also arrested in connection with the murder in Marlowe Way, Lexden. | Five people from Colchester are on police bail after they were also arrested in connection with the murder in Marlowe Way, Lexden. |
| Since her son's death, Jay's mother, Caroline Shearer, has launched a campaign to fight knife crime. | Since her son's death, Jay's mother, Caroline Shearer, has launched a campaign to fight knife crime. |
| She has opened a charity shop in Colchester to raise funds for her campaign Only Cowards Carry, and has called for "weapons awareness" to be taught in schools. | She has opened a charity shop in Colchester to raise funds for her campaign Only Cowards Carry, and has called for "weapons awareness" to be taught in schools. |
| "It's no good teaching them these lessons once these children have found out what path they want to take in life," she said. | "It's no good teaching them these lessons once these children have found out what path they want to take in life," she said. |
| "The younger the child you can get to, the more chance you've got of changing the mindset of why our children are carrying knives." | "The younger the child you can get to, the more chance you've got of changing the mindset of why our children are carrying knives." |
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