Castle Park murder: Three more men arrested in connection with fatal stabbing in popular Bristol Park

Four men are currently in police custody
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Three more arrests have been made as part of the ongoing murder investigation into the death of a man who was stabbed in Castle Park on Tuesday (January 31).

Emergency services were called to Fairfax Street after a 36-year-old man was found injured at around 4.30pm on Tuesday 31 January. A 20-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder yesterday afternoon.

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A further three arrests have since been made with officers confirming a 26-year-old man and a 22-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of murder, while a 36-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. All four remain in police custody.

Police continue to appeal for witnesses who may have seen an altercation involving two groups of men, all of whom were black, in the park opposite the junction of Union Street and Wine Street on Tuesday. Two people were in possession of bikes.

If you were in the park between 4-4.30pm and think you saw any suspicious behaviour, please call 101 and quote reference number 5223024599.