Man, 32, arrested on suspicion of murder after man, 25, stabbed to death in Bristol street

A MAN has been arrested connected suspicion of execution aft the decease of a antheral successful Bristol, constabulary person said.

Avon and Somerset Police arrested a 32-year-old antheral successful the Eastville country of the metropolis astatine astir 5.45pm connected Saturday pursuing a manhunt.

He remains successful custody.

The apprehension follows the decease of a 25-year-old antheral who was stabbed connected Stapleton Road astatine astir 5.40pm connected Friday.

Police successful the country began administering archetypal assistance and called for backup.

The antheral received exigency attraction from paramedics astatine the country earlier being taken to Southmead Hospital, but was pronounced dormant aboriginal that evening.

A execution investigation was launched, with extended searches of the Bristol connected Friday night, with assistance from the National Police Air Service.

Police person besides arrested 2 women, aged 36 and 47, connected suspicion of assisting an offender. They some stay successful custody.

A antheral who was arrested connected suspicion of the aforesaid offence connected Friday has been released with nary further action.

Detective Inspector Mark Newbury, elder investigating officer, said: "The apprehension of a antheral this day connected suspicion of execution marks a important improvement successful our investigation.

"He is successful custody and volition beryllium interviewed by detectives from our large crime probe squad successful owed course.

"We are successful interaction with adjacent friends of the antheral who died and person updated them this evening of this news and proceed to connection them support.

"Stapleton Road was reopened this day pursuing the decision of our inquiries astatine the country and we are grateful for the public's knowing portion that indispensable enactment was undertaken.

"The assemblage tin proceed to expect to spot an accrued high-visibility constabulary beingness implicit the next fewer days arsenic we look to assistance anyone who has concerns pursuing this tragic incident."

Bristol Commander, Superintendent Mark Runacres, said earlier connected Saturday: "There is nary spot for unit connected Bristol's streets and we are committed to moving with partners astir this issue.

"We privation the assemblage to recognize that we are present to assistance them.

"We recognize specified tragic quality is hugely distressing and truthful determination volition beryllium an accrued constabulary beingness successful the country implicit the coming days with much patrols carried out, not due to the fact that we're alert of immoderate accrued risk, but due to the fact that we privation to marque definite you tin attack america to rise immoderate concerns.

"Stapleton Road is simply a engaged spot astatine the champion of times, particularly aboriginal connected a Friday evening.

"We are grateful to those radical who person already spoken to constabulary and told america what they saw and we'd impulse anyone other with accusation to delight interaction america arsenic soon arsenic possible."

Mr Runacres said helium was alert that radical were filming successful the area, and they would similar to perceive from anyone with footage applicable to their investigation.

However, helium asked that retired of respect for the man's friends and household nary insensitive footage is published connected societal media.

Anyone with accusation is asked to telephone 101 and punctuation notation fig 5224248976.