Overview
- Officers who attended reports of a man making threats found an injured man inside a caravan on Wednesday, October 14, and he was later pronounced dead at the scene.
- A 39-year-old man from Ingatestone was arrested on suspicion of murder, taken to hospital for a hand injury, and later also arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker.
- Detective Inspector Tim Coyles said investigators believe the two men were known to each other, that no one else is being sought, and that there is not believed to be an ongoing risk to the wider public.
- A cordon and on-site enquiries remain in place while specialist officers support the victim’s family and police appeal for witnesses and any CCTV, dashcam, or other footage under incident 1253 of October 14.
- Detectives will continue building their account of events through witness statements and forensic work as they question the suspect and prepare evidence for the next stages of the criminal process.