Detectives launch murder investigation in Cambridge and make arrest following stabbing

An arrest has been made by detectives who have launched a murder investigation in Cambridge following the death of a man in the early hours of today (Tuesday, 25 February).

Police were called by the ambulance service at 1am with reports of a stabbing in Chesterton Road.

The man, who was in his 50s, was pronounced dead at 1.18am.

Detectives arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of murder this morning. He remains in custody at Parkside Police Station.

Det Insp Mark Butler, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit, said: “I understand this is likely to be concerning to the local community, but we believe it to be an isolated incident and we have extra patrols in the area today.

“We would like to appeal to anyone with information to come forward as a matter of urgency.”

Anyone with information should report it online at www.cambs.police.uk or call 101 and quote Operation Mendozza.