Stuart Lubbock: Murder arrest followed 'significant new information'

The arrest of a 50-year-old man over the murder of Stuart Lubbock followed "significant new information", a detective said.

Mr Lubbock was found unconscious at the home of entertainer Michael Barrymore, 68, in March 2001.

Det Supt Lucy Morris the information emerged following a renewed appeal in February 2020, which coincided with a Channel 4 documentary.

Police confirmed the man was arrested in Cheshire on suspicion of the indecent assault and murder of Mr Lubbock.

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