Murder arrest after man found stabbed to death
BBCA man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man in his 20s was stabbed to death.
Emergency services found the dead man in a garden on Cleve Road in Filton, north Bristol, in the early hours of 9 April.
Avon and Somerset Police said the victim, who was found with a "number of stab wounds", likely died several hours earlier.
Officers arrested a man in his 20s on suspicion of murder on Sunday morning. He remains in police custody.
A post-mortem found the victim died from a "number of stab wounds".
Det Chief Insp Lucy Edgeworth, of the Major Crime Investigation Team, said: "The victim's family are aware of the arrest and our thoughts are with them following their devastating loss.
"It has only been a few days since they received the most devastating news imaginable and the formal identification process has not yet been completed."
Police said officers were able to identify the suspect after reviewing CCTV footage, forensic evidence and detailed searches of the area.
The force said detectives and specialist officers would continue to carry out inquiries in the Cleve Road area as part of their investigations.
Uniformed officers will be available to speak to any residents with concerns, they said.
Edgeworth added: "While an arrest has been made, we still wish to hear from anyone who has information or footage that may be relevant to our inquiries, even if it may seem trivial to them."
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