Bury St Edmunds: Man arrested in murder probe after stabbing

Suffolk Police said officers were called to a car park in Harland Court in Bury St Edmunds at 15:00 BST on Tuesday to a suspected attack

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two people were stabbed.

Officers were called to a car park in Harland Court, off Station Hill in Bury St Edmunds at 15:00 BST on Tuesday to a suspected attack, Suffolk Police said.

A man and a woman, aged in their 40s, were found in a flat with stab wounds. The man was declared dead at the scene soon after officers arrived.

A 38-year-old man from Bury St Edmunds was detained shortly afterwards and is being questioned by police.

Officers said a man and a woman, aged in their 40s, were found with stab wounds in a flat in Harland Court, Bury St Edmunds

The female victim was taken to hospital for treatment and is in a critical but stable condition.

The suspect was arrested just after 15:30 BST in the vicinity of St John's Street, less than half a mile from the scene.

Detectives are appealing for any witnesses to the attack to come forward, especially anyone who was near Harland Court between 14:00 and 15:00.

The female victim was taken to hospital for treatment and is in a critical but stable condition